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nkungi
NKU-ngi
gnat / midge / tiny biting fly
French: moucheron / petit insecte piqueur
Nkungi ebele ezali kotungisa biso na mbalasa.
Many gnats are bothering us on the porch.
De nombreux moucherons nous importunent sur la véranda.
Nkungi — the tiny biting gnat or midge; different from the larger nzinzi (housefly) and the feared nzinzi-ya-lolemo (tsetse). Nkungi swarms are a nuisance at dusk near standing water; they are small enough to pass through standard mosquito nets.
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