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mpongo
MPO-ngo
eagle / hawk
French: aigle / faucon
Mpongo akangi nsoso mwasi kowuta na likolo.
The eagle caught a hen from up above.
L'aigle a attrapé une poule depuis les hauteurs.
Mpongo — the eagle or large hawk; the king of the sky in Congolese oral tradition. The African crowned eagle preys on monkeys and small antelopes. Mpongo feathers are used in ceremonial headdresses for chiefs.
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