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Lingala is a Bantu-based creole of Central Africa [24] with roots in the Bobangi language, which provided most of its lexicon and grammar. [25] In its basic vocabulary, Lingala also borrows from other languages, such as Kikongo varieties, Ubangian languages , Swahili , French , Portuguese , English , and various African languages (note local ...
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 is a language which gained its modern form in the colonial period, with the push of missionaries to standardize and teach a local lingua franca. It was originally spoken in the upper Congo river area but rapidly spread to the middle Congo area and eventually became the major Bantu language in Kinshasa.
This language is used by 50.35% of the Congolese population who live along the Congo-Océan railway line which connects Brazzaville to Pointe-Noire in the south of the country. Lingala, the river language, is the language of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, and is spoken mainly in the north and east of the country. This is the language which has ...
Umbundu is the most widely spoken Bantu language, spoken natively by about 23 percent of the population, about 5.9 million. It is mainly spoken in the center and south of the country. [7] Kimbundu is spoken in Luanda Province and adjacent provinces. Kikongo is spoken in the northwest, including the exclave of Cabinda. [16]
Lingala-language writers (3 P) M. Lingala-language musical groups (1 C) Pages in category "Lingala language" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Kituba is spoken as the primary language in the large Bakongo cities of Moanda, Boma, Matadi, Pointe-Noire, Dolisie, Nkayi, and Brazzaville and also in large non-Bakongo cities of Bandundu, Kikwit, and Ilebo. It is the main language spoken throughout the modern provinces of Kwango and Kasai.
Lingala words and phrases (2 P) M. Malagasy words and phrases (7 P) Malay words and phrases (40 P) Maltese words and phrases (1 C) Manchu words and phrases (2 P)