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mpota
MPO-ta
wound / cut / injury
French: blessure / plaie
Sukola mpota na mai ya kitoko mpo ebika noki.
Wash the wound with clean water so it heals quickly.
Lave la blessure avec de l'eau propre pour qu'elle guérisse vite.
Mpota — wound, cut, injury. The first noun any Congolese mother knows in both directions: the one she binds and the one she explains. Sukola mpota (wash the wound) is the universal first-aid sentence across DRC homes.
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