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Heat

Court of law; place where justice should live but often where connections matter more than evidence - symbol of system m…

Literally “chicken,” slang for a naive person or someone easily scared.

Stadium

Happy/glad

Term for boy or son, but carries deeper cultural weight - can show affection, claim ownership, or establish social hiera…

Bribe or under-table payment; the grease that moves bureaucratic wheels in corruption systems - everyone condemns it whi…

Baker

(Lingala) The word for 'love' in Lingala, a language spoken in D.R. Congo. It's often hear…

Umgidi (traditional ceremony)

Shower yemwenga (bridal shower)

Pati yevakomana (bachelor party)

Nhaurirano dzeroora (lobola negotiations)