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"The mbira or thumb piano."
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"(music) The mbira or thumb piano."
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"expansion": "Kituba mbila (“a summons, a call”)",
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"name": "Law enforcement",
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"english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
"ref": "2016 September 18, Ceelo Squad (lyrics and music), “Tokyo (Freestyle)”",
"text": "J’ai toujours nié, j’ai nié, jamais je ne donnerai de noms à ces mbilas",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
"ref": "2017 May 9, Kalash Criminel (lyrics and music), “Je ne comprends pas” (track 8), in Oyoki",
"roman": "On passe nos journée à esquiver les mbila",
"text": "Kalash Criminel c’est le makila",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
"ref": "2021 March 5, WZ (BEL) (lyrics and music), “Street West #2”",
"text": "Faut l’mili là, bicrave tashem hiya, harba y a les mbila, j’sème la concu dans l’virage",
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"(slang) jake, police"
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"French terms derived from Kituba",
"French terms with IPA pronunciation",
"French terms with quotations",
"Requests for translations of French quotations",
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"english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
"ref": "2016 September 18, Ceelo Squad (lyrics and music), “Tokyo (Freestyle)”",
"text": "J’ai toujours nié, j’ai nié, jamais je ne donnerai de noms à ces mbilas",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
"ref": "2017 May 9, Kalash Criminel (lyrics and music), “Je ne comprends pas” (track 8), in Oyoki",
"roman": "On passe nos journée à esquiver les mbila",
"text": "Kalash Criminel c’est le makila",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
"ref": "2021 March 5, WZ (BEL) (lyrics and music), “Street West #2”",
"text": "Faut l’mili là, bicrave tashem hiya, harba y a les mbila, j’sème la concu dans l’virage",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"jake, police"
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"ipa": "/mbi.la/"
}
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