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ngando-ya-mai
nga-ndo-ya-MA-i
water snake / aquatic viper
French: serpent d'eau / vipère aquatique
Ngando-ya-mai azali kobina na ebale.
The water snake is swimming in the river.
Le serpent d'eau nage dans la rivière.
Ngando-ya-mai — literally "crocodile of the water" or water snake; refers to semi-aquatic snakes of the Congo River basin. Some species are venomous; fishermen on dugout canoes learn to spot them by the V-wake they leave crossing the current.
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