Lefa

yet

e.g.

Lefa go le jalo ba ne ba dirisa kgakololo eno

'Yet, they applied themselves in line with the counsel'

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October 7, 2022

although

e.g.

Mme lefa gone tiro ya bone ya go dira ditente e ne e le ya maemo a a kwa tlase e bile e lapisa

'And although their work of tentmaking was humble and fatiguing, they were happy to do it'

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October 7, 2022

even if

e.g.

'Ke sengwe se se botlhokwa go ka emelwa, lefa e ne e ka tlhoka go emelwa dingwaga di le milione.'

'It is something worth waiting for, even if it required a million years.'

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October 7, 2022

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