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nnankataggwa (la) nnankataggwa buto ng'akafuba k'ennyoni

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a person who never grows up, a Peter Pan, lit, one who does not leave off being young like the small breast of a bird.

nnankataggwa (la) nnankataggwa buto ng'akafuba k'ennyoni, a person who never grows up, a Peter Pan, lit, one who does not leave off being young like the small breast of a bird.

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