Lingala
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
People in the video, including a distressed woman who says her husband died in the attack, speak a mixture of Arabic and Lingala, the language spoken mainly in the west of DR Congo.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
The audience broke into a chant in the Lingala language directed at the country’s president, thundering that his mandate was over.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
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
A pair of guards was rushing toward the helicopter with crates in hand, and in the distance I heard commotion, heated complaints in Lingala.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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