Lingala


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Lin·ga·la

 (lĭng-gä′lə)
n.
A creole based on Bantu, widely spoken as a lingua franca in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[Lingala.]
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Lingala

(ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə)
n
(Languages) a Bantu language which is spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Angola
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Lin•ga•la

(lɪŋˈgɑ lə)

n.
a Bantu language used as a lingua franca in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The title track Eternal Moto means internal fire and is sang in Lingala, a language from the DRC where the music genre originates.
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He also helps train fellow Literacy Council tutors, leading sessions in which he only speaks Lingala, an African dialect he learned while teaching in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 25 years.
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"Taking over the roof for the evening is a new, up-andcoming collective called Lingala Sound.
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Speaking Lingala was the most difficult thing by far.
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