Lingala

See also: lingala and lingála

English

Etymology

From Lingala lingála (“Lingala”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/

Proper noun

Lingala

  1. A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic.

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See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Lingala terms
  • Appendix:Lingala Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Lingala

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