Lingala

[ ling-gah-luh ]

noun

1. a Bantu language used as a lingua franca in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Lingala

/ ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə /

noun

1. a Bantu language which is spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Angola

Example Sentences

I recently memorized the entire Lingala-English dictionary, to help me prep for a reporting trip to the Congo.

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