dictionary / translation Lingala

pete

soft, quiet, easy

petepete
soft, softness
easy, soft, fragile, slender, weak, young and supple

longa likonda na pete
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3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

ezali pete te.: It's not easy.
Maboko na yo ezali petepete, nayebaki te.: Your hands are very soft, I didn't know.
Bomoyi ezali pete te. Ebongi kobunda.: Life is not easy. You have to fight.

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