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nkondo
NKON-do
ancestor / lineage head
French: ancetre / chef de lignee
Bankondo na biso bavandaka awa.
Our ancestors used to live here.
Nos ancetres vivaient ici.
Nkondo — ancestor, founding lineage head (pl. bankondo). Ancestors are honored across Kongo culture — their names are invoked in prayers, libations, and decisions of weight.
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