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Lingala

/lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/

Lingala proper noun: 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.

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.
    Synonyms:
    Bangala

Synonyms of Lingala

Origin of Lingala

From Lingala lingála (“Lingala”).

Questions about Lingala

What does Lingala mean?
Lingala means 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.
What part of speech is Lingala?
Lingala is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lingala?
Lingala is pronounced /lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/.

Words near Lingala in the dictionary

  1. Linford
  2. Linfords
  3. ling
  4. Ling-pao
  5. linga
  6. Lingala
  7. lingam
  8. lingam massage
  9. lingam massages
  10. lingamic
  11. lingams

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