"Lingala" meaning in English

See Lingala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/
Etymology: From Lingala lingála (“Lingala”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|ln|lingála||Lingala}} Lingala lingála (“Lingala”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lingala
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Lingala Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Bangala Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Lingala terms Translations (Bantu language): Ngala (Afrikaans), լինգալա (lingala) (Armenian), 林加拉語 (Chinese Mandarin), 林加拉语 (Línjiālāyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 林格拉語 (Chinese Mandarin), 林格拉语 (Língélāyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), lingala (Finnish), lingala [masculine] (French), リンガラ語 (ringara-go) (Japanese), Lingalisj [neuter] (Limburgish), lingála [class-5] (Lingala), lingala [neuter] (Polish), lingala [masculine] (Portuguese), линга́ла (lingála) (Russian), Kingala (Swahili)

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