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mandefu
ma-NDE-fu
beard
French: barbe
Tata akolisi mandefu molai.
Father grew a long beard.
Pere a fait pousser une longue barbe.
Beard (corrected: only used in the plural mandefu). The root ndefu becomes mandefu when speaking of a person’s beard — a sign of years, dignity, and patience.
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