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ntongo
NTO-ngo
morning / dawn
French: matin / aube
Tomeli ti ya sukali na ntongo liboso ya kokende kelasi.
We drank sweet tea in the morning before going to school.
Nous avons bu du thé sucré le matin avant d'aller à l'école.
Ntongo — morning, dawn. The opening of the Congolese day, marked by ti ya sukali (sweet tea), the brushing sound of a yard being swept, and a parent's voice calling children to wash before school.
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