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Min istiwa'iya (From Equatoria)

እቁብ/እቁብ (Equb) - traditional savings group

Soul balance

Material desportivo (Sports equipment)

Escasez crónica de equipo (Chronic equipment shortage)

حصة ملكية - Equity

ارقى (Rise up)

Radio (Broadcast)

እሬ በቃ/እሬ በቃ (Okay enough)

عرق الشبي - كثبان الشبي (Erg Chebbi dunes)

እርጋና/እርጋና (Ergegna) - calm/patient

ኤርትራ ፎረቨር - ኤርትራ ንዘልኣለም (Eritrea forever)

ኤርትራዊ ኤክሰለንስ - ኤርትራዊ ብሉጽነት (Eritrean excellence)

ኤርትራዊ ፕራውድ - ኩሩዕ ኤርትራዊ (Proud Eritrean)

Irmão mais velho (Older brother)

Windhoek suburb (City area)

Erreur corrigée (Error corrected)

Erreur (Error)

እርሳስ/እርሳስ (Ersas) - pencil

እርሻ/እርሻ (Ersha) - farming

Eru (Traditional vegetable dish)

Fusión de eru (Eru fusion)

Herb delivery

Vergüenza, pena (Shame, embarrassment)

أسبوع - Week

Sitebhisi lesihambako (Moving stairs)

Port of call (French)

Tohatra / Stairs

اسكيب روم (Escape room)

Mollusque (Snail)

Fanandevozana / Slavery

School abandonment

Remote learning via messaging

Appearance school

Reality school

Ghost school

Ocultar (To hide)

Mpanatitra tena / Escort (Escort / Companion)

Limpar os dentes (To brush teeth)

Literally 'swindler,' but in Guinean usage it means a two-faced, untrustworthy person. Calling someone 'escroc' implies ...

Fanaovana hosoka / Escroquerie (Fraud / Swindle)

Esele (Donkey)

Joie/bonheur (Joy/happiness)

Effort reward

Open sewer

What's wrong with you

Kijiji (Village)

قشطة - Cream (awesome)

Great because...

Anger (Rage)