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Lingala (or Ngala, Lingala: Lingála) is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree as a trade language or because of emigration in neighbouring Angola or Central African Republic.
Pages in category "Lingala words and phrases" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Libanga; M.
Lingala was made the official language of the army under Mobutu, but since the rebellions, the army has also used Swahili in the east. With the transition period and the consolidation of different armed groups into the Congolese Army, the linguistic policy has returned to its previous form and Lingala is again the official language of the Army.
Lingala, spoken in the capital Kinshasa, is increasingly understood throughout the country, as the lingua franca of trade, spoken along the vast Congo river and its many tributaries. Lingala's status as the language of the national army, as well as its use in the lyrics of popular Congolese music, has encouraged its adoption, and it is now the ...
Pages in category "Lingala language" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bangala language;
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In 2013, he defended a doctoral thesis in linguistics at Ghent University titled "Le lingala dans l'enseignement des sciences dans les écoles de Kinshasa". Sene Mongaba's works primarily centered around teaching in African languages as well as lexicography and terminology in Lingala, [ 3 ] the language in which he worked and published.
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