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mpete
MPE-te
earring / ring
French: boucle / bague
Mpete na matoi ezali ya wolo.
The earring is made of gold.
La boucle d'oreille est en or.
Earring or finger ring. Mpete is shared between earrings (mpete ya litoi) and finger rings (mpete ya mosapi). Jewelry marks both adornment and milestones.
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