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mongongo
mon-GON-go
voice / throat
French: voix / gorge
Mongongo na ye ezali kitoko soki azali koyemba.
Her voice is beautiful when she sings.
Sa voix est belle quand elle chante.
Mongongo — voice, throat (homonym of #561 mongongo "fly"; this is the body / sound sense). The Kongo musical tradition treasures a strong mongongo. Choir leaders, preachers, and rumba singers shape their entire art around it.
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