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monguna-ya-nzinzi
mo-ngu-na-ya-NZI-nzi
spider
French: araignée
Monguna-ya-nzinzi asali singa na litumu ya suku.
The spider made a web in the corner of the room.
L'araignée a fait une toile dans le coin de la pièce.
Monguna-ya-nzinzi — literally "enemy of the fly." The spider; its Lingala name already tells its ecological role. Large orb-weaver spiders are common across the Congo Basin and respected for their intricate webs.
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