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niama ndako
NI-a-ma NDA-ko
lazy house beast / domestic idiot (insult)
French: bete de maison (insulte)
Olingi mosala te, ozali se niama ndako.
You don t want to work — you are just a lazy house beast.
Tu ne veux pas travailler, tu n'es qu'une bete de maison.
Niama ndako — combines niama (animal-as-insult, #1023) with ndako (house). A family-level slur for a dependent who eats but contributes nothing. Cuts deep in households where everyone is expected to pull weight.
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