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yoka
YO-ka
listen / hear (imperative)
French: écoute (impératif)
Yoka maloba ya tata na yo tango nyonso.
Listen to your father's words all the time.
Écoute les paroles de ton père en tout temps.
Yoka — listen. Closer to "take in" than to "hear." A grandparent saying yoka is asking the child to hold what comes next as guidance, not noise.
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