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mbisi-mumpende
mbi-si-mu-MPE-nde
tilapia / freshwater bream
French: tilapia / carpe d'eau douce
Mama akalingi mbisi-mumpende ya sika.
Mother fried fresh tilapia.
Maman a frit du tilapia frais.
Mbisi-mumpende — tilapia; the most important freshwater food fish of the Congo River and its tributaries. A protein staple for millions of Congolese families; sold fresh, dried, and smoked at every riverside market. Farming tilapia in ponds is an expanding livelihood.
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