"mbala" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Lingala]

IPA: /ˈᵐba˩.la˩/ Forms: mbala [class-10, plural], bambala [class-2, colloquial, plural]
Head templates: {{ln-noun|9}} mbala class 9 (plural mbala class 10, colloquial plural bambala class 2)
  1. time, turn Tags: class-9 Synonyms: mbalà
    Sense id: en-mbala-ln-noun-PKxUxyP9 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Mono (Congo)]

Head templates: {{head|mnh|noun}} mbala
  1. elephant Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-mbala-mnh-noun-zQjExDFt Categories (other): Mono (Congo) entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Teke-Tyee]

Forms: bambala [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá. Etymology templates: {{inh|tyx|bnt-pro|*mpàdá}} Proto-Bantu *mpàdá Head templates: {{head|tyx|noun|plural|bambala}} mbala (plural bambala)
  1. genet Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-mbala-tyx-noun-LY2Jqejt Categories (other): Teke-Tyee entries with incorrect language header, Teke-Tyee terms in nonstandard scripts

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          "english": "Tshisekedi has announced that he will run for a second term (literally: for the second time as leader) in the elections",
          "ref": "2023 September 19, Eddy Isango, “Wuta New York”, in Voice of America Lingala",
          "text": "Tshisekedi asakoli ete akozala na maponami mpo bokonzi ya mbala ya mibale",
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        "time, turn"
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