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nsinga-mayi
nsi-nga-MA-yi
leech
French: sangsue
Nsinga-mayi akangami na lokolo na ngai na ebale.
A leech latched onto my leg in the river.
Une sangsue s'est accrochée à ma jambe dans la rivière.
Nsinga-mayi — literally "rope of the water." The leech; blood-sucking aquatic worm that clings to waders in slow-moving water. Feared by children swimming in rivers; in some traditional healing practices, leeches are used for bloodletting.
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