In kikongo:
"bana" = children
"mwana nkento" = daughter
"mwana bakala" = son
"nkento" = woman
"bakala" = man

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The farmer's group would rotate from one persons ponds to the other. This work system made work fun with songs and dancing included.
In kikongo:
"kiese" = happy
"nyanga" = grass

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See Manga Village on Google Maps here Far from the nearest hardware store a wooden weheelbarrow could be made with local materials.

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From time to time the village chief calls a workday or "salongo" where everyone pitches in to fix the bridge using logs and forest vines to tie them together.
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In kikongo:
"nzadi" = river
"nzila ya masa" = stream
"nzila" = road or trail
"ya" = of
"masa" = water

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In kikongo:
"bunduki" = gun
"mbwa" = dog
"kuzomba" = to hunt

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