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mwasi-ya-nzoi
mwa-si-ya-NZO-i
queen bee
French: reine des abeilles
Mwasi-ya-nzoi azali na kati ya ndako-nzoi.
The queen bee is inside the beehive.
La reine des abeilles est à l'intérieur de la ruche.
Mwasi-ya-nzoi — literally "woman of the bee / wife of the bee." The queen bee. Beekeeping is practised across DRC; honey is both a food and medicine. The queen's role as the hive's mother is directly reflected in her Lingala name.
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