Lingala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/

Word forms

Lingala

Etymology

From Lingala lingála (“Lingala”).

Synonyms

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