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mposo ya nyama
MPO-so YA NYA-ma
leather
French: le cuir
Sakosi ya mposo ya nyama ezali ya makasi.
A leather bag is strong.
Un sac en cuir est solide.
Leather — the prepared skin of an animal. Mposo ya nyama — literally "animal skin" — is leather. (Kwire is a direct French loan; the standard Lingala is descriptive.) A sakosi ya mposo ya nyama is built to last seasons, and pays in long use.
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