Etymology

Lingala

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Today it means: A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic. Full definition →

Lingala lingála
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  1. Lingala · derived fromlingála“Lingala”
  2. English todayLingala

From Lingala lingála (“Lingala”).

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