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Meaning of "Lingala" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LINGALA

Lingala  [ˌlɪŋˈɡɑːlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINGALA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lingala is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LINGALA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lingala

Lingala is a Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a large part of the Republic of the Congo, as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic. It has over 10 million speakers.

Definition of Lingala in the English dictionary

The definition of Lingala in the dictionary is a Bantu language which is spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Angola.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINGALA


Ambala
əmˈbɑːlə
Douala
dʊˈɑːlə
gala
ˈɡɑːlə
Guatemala
ˌɡwɑːtəˈmɑːlə
impala
ɪmˈpɑːlə
kabbalah
kəˈbɑːlə
kamala
kəˈmɑːlə
Kampala
kæmˈpɑːlə
koala
kəʊˈɑːlə
Mahler
ˈmɑːlə
Marsala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
masala
mɑːˈsɑːlə
nyala
ˈnjɑːlə
parlour
ˈpɑːlə
Patiala
ˌpʌtɪˈɑːlə
semigala
ˈsɛmɪˌɡɑːlə
tala
ˈtɑːlə
taler
ˈtɑːlə
thaler
ˈtɑːlə
Uppsala
ˈʌpsɑːlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINGALA

Lingayen Gulf

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINGALA

Agartala
ala
amygdala
argala
Bala
band-gala
garam masala
Gujranwala
Karbala
Kerala
La Scala
Lala
Makhachkala
mala
mandala
nala
polygala
Scala
swimming gala
Tlaxcala

Synonyms and antonyms of Lingala in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lingala» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINGALA

Find out the translation of Lingala to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lingala from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lingala» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

林加拉语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lingala
570 millions of speakers

English

Lingala
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिंगाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللينغالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лингала
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lingala
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিঙ্গালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lingala
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lingala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lingála
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リンガラ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

링갈라어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lingala
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிங்காலா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिंगला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lingala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lingala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lingala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінгала
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lingala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lingala
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lingala
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lingala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lingala
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lingala

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LINGALA»

The term «Lingala» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Lingala
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Lingala».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LINGALA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Lingala» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Lingala» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lingala

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINGALA»

Discover the use of Lingala in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lingala and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lingala-English, English-Lingala
The aim of this dictionary is to assist the student or traveler in expanding his or her knowledge of the language and culture of Lingala and to learn to express the authentic sounds of this beautiful language.
Thomas A. Akowuah, 1996
2
Directives in Lingala: Participation and Subjectivity in a ...
Significantly, both Lingala and Kituba are learned in everyday contexts: in the street, on the playground, at the market. It is not necessary to attend school in order to learn these languages as it is for French. Moreover, Lingala is related to most ...
Annette Renee Harrison, 2008
3
Africa Presents The Congo RDC And Lingala Language
Africa Presents The Congo RDC And Lingala Language The Congo RDC is located in the Center of the African Continent. This country was previously known as the Kingdom of Kongo prior to the colonization. In essence, the society of the ...
Bepona Collection
4
Status and Function of Languages and Language Varieties
'Official. Language': the. Case. of. Lingala. by. WILLIAM. J. SAMARIN,. Toronto. ( Canada). 1. Introduction 2. Origins 3. Vernaculars 4. Protestant Councils 5. Governmental Impetus 6. Linguistic Work 7. Linguistic Divergence 8. Other Factors 9.
Ulrich Ammon, 1989
5
Rumba on the River: A History of the Popular Music of the ...
A song or two in Spanish still came out from time to time, but singers of Ki-kongo, Tshiluba, and Swahili turned increasingly to the emerging vernacular, Lingala. Lingala is thought to have developed early in the twentieth century as a pidgin to  ...
Gary Stewart, 2003
6
Time in the Black Experience
LingalaLingala is one of Africa's most impressive lingua francas. Its heartland is the Republic of Zaire, but Lingala is also widely spoken and understood in many countries surrounding Zaire, including Angola, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and ...
Joseph K. Adjaye, 1994
7
Society, State, and Identity in African History
Pour revenir à la langue, disons que le lingala, devenu langue de Léopoldville est aussi la langue de Brazzaville. Il est vrai que les circonstances particulières avaient joué au Congo belge (notamment l'enseignement, l'évangélisation et ...
Bahru Zewde, 2008
8
Code-Switching in Conversation: Language, Interaction and ...
is the case in the lower and local courts and in the first grades of primary education), preference is mostly given to Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili, and Tshiluba. (This actual practice originates from historical patterns of consuetude and from the fait ...
Peter Auer, 2013
9
Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the ...
Not only does Delphin know Lingala, but he is an experienced teacher in the opposite direction (teaching French to Lingala-speaking Pygmies), a journalist by profession, and generally good at languages. Aside from Lingala we speak only  ...
Kate Jackson, 2009
10
The Languages of Urban Africa
What emerges from the different functional allocations of Lingala in DRC particularly is that it is the leading major competitor to French, the offlcial language, and that it is also the de facto indigenous national language which in signiflcant ...
Fiona Mc Laughlin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINGALA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lingala is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Christian Benteke: The ten things to know about new Liverpool star …
His mother, Marie-Claire, and the rest of his family spoke to him in Lingala. 4. He attributes his success to street football, as there are plenty of ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
allAfrica.com: Rwanda: Guma-Guma Roadshow Warms Up Chilly …
To icing on the cake was boy duo Dream Boys who packed the stage with dancers and did an exciting Lingala influenced dance presentation. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Hadijah Namale: the pioneering lady in local band music
So, not only did Namale understand the lyrics – which she used to translate for other artistes – she also taught local musicians the Lingala ... «The Observer, Jul 15»
4
Let's focus on issues that will help Kenyans during Barack Obama visit
... blare daily, one can enjoy every form of gospel music with as much relish as the steady cocktail of Lingala, hiphop and good ol' country. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
5
Pilgrim rush swells at Dharmapuri, Kaleshwaram
Joint Collector Pausumi Basu is camping in Kaleshwaram and overseeing the arrangements. The pilgrim rush increased at Koti Lingala in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Ottawa police arrest third woman after sex assault video posted on …
The attackers speak in Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in both Congo-Kinshasa and Congo-Brazzaville. None of the woman's allegations ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Pushkaralu begins on a grand note
Similarly, the Pushkaralu were launched at Manthani and Koti Lingala temples and also at other shores of the river in Ibrahimpatnam, Mallapur, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Lakhs throng Pushkar ghats in Nizamabad district
... basic amenities to the pilgrims visiting Dharmapuri, Koti Lingala and Kaleshwaram temples for Godavari Pushkaralu in Karimnagar district. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
DR Congo: Arrest Rebel Leader Wanted by ICC
In February, the Congolese army began a military operation against the FDLR, known as “Sokola 2” (sokola means “clean-up” in Lingala and ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
10
NSS volunteers roped in for the mega event
The NSS volunteers from various junior and degree and PG colleges would be deployed at Koti Lingala, Dharmapuri, Kaleshwaram, Manthani, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lingala [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lingala>. Apr 2024 ».
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