Lingala
Americannoun
noun
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Mupepe, who is from Congo and speaks Lingala, said through a translator her primary concern is for her son to go back to school.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 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
Unlike other internationally successful Congolese performers, Ms. Muana sang most of her songs in Tshiluba, the native language of her Kasai tribe, rather than in French or Lingala, the Congolese lingua franca.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
There is no word in Lingala for evening, because this close to the equator the sun goes down very quickly, and day becomes night almost without warning.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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