Lingala
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He added that, stuck in an unfamiliar country, thousands of miles from home, where the main languages are French and Lingala and few people speak English or Spanish, there is just "nothing to do".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The majority of the new students speak Portuguese, Spanish, French and Lingala, the language of northwest Congo.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
A discussion ensued, “and immediately, when Chris started singing in Lingala, it felt good — it felt right,” explained Attwell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
The crowd cheered again when the Argentine pope greeted them in Lingala, one of four national languages of Congo that is widely spoken in the capital, Kinshasa.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
He swung the baby bonobo up into his arms and greeted me in Lingala, not the French that Congo’s educated classes use.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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