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pokwa
PO-kwa
evening / afternoon
French: soir / après-midi
Tokokutana na wenze na pokwa mpo na kosomba tomson.
We will meet at the small market in the evening to buy horse mackerel.
Nous nous retrouverons au petit marché le soir pour acheter du chinchard.
Pokwa — late afternoon into evening. The visiting hour in Congolese life, when neighbors stop by, dinner cooks, and the day's'heat finally breaks. Distinct from butu (night).
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