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pine

PI-ne

tire / wheel

Generalverb

French: pneu

Pine ya motuka epasuki.

The car tire popped.

Le pneu de la voiture a eclate.

Tire, tyre (from French pneu). A car tire pops or bursts — the verb is kopasuka (epasuki = has burst). Spare tires are a daily Kinshasa road necessity.

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