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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 (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.
Lingala words and phrases (2 P) M. Malagasy words and phrases (7 P) ... Turkish words and phrases (6 C, 253 P) U. Words and phrases in Uralic languages (3 C) V.
Nouns are given in their nominative case, with the genitive case supplied in parentheses when its stem differs from that of the nominative. (For some languages, especially Sanskrit, the basic stem is given in place of the nominative.) Verbs are given in their "dictionary form". The exact form given depends on the specific language:
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.
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A list of 61 words recorded in 1770 by James Cook and Joseph Banks was the first written record of an Australian language. [209] 1891: Galela: grammatical sketch by M.J. van Baarda [210] 1893: Oromo: translation of the New Testament by Onesimos Nesib, assisted by Aster Ganno: 1900: Qaqet: grammar by Matthäus Rascher [211] 1903: Lingala ...
In Bangala, the words for six and seven (motoba, sambo) are replaced with the Swahili words sita and saba. Many Lingala words are replaced by words in Swahili, Zande, other local languages, plus English (bilizi is derived from the English word bridge) and, of course, French. The verb "to be" is conjugated differently in Bangala. Below is a ...