bongo

From Proto-Bantu *jòngó. Compare Swahili bongo


bolo

ln-noun

bolo class 9 (plural bolo class 10, colloquial plural babolo class 2)

bolo (class-10 plural)
babolo (class-2 colloquial plural)


kafé

kafé class 9 (plural kafé class 10, colloquial plural bakafé class 2)

kafé (class-10 plural)
bakafé (class-2 colloquial plural)


azoti

azoti class 9 (plural azoti class 10, colloquial plural bazoti class 2)

azoti (class-10 plural)
bazoti (class-2 colloquial plural)


titani

titani class 9 (plural titani class 10, colloquial plural batitani class 2)

titani (class-10 plural)
batitani (class-2 colloquial plural)


kɔsúkɔsú

kɔsúkɔsú class 9 (plural kɔsúkɔsú class 10, colloquial plural bakɔsúkɔsú class 2)

kɔsúkɔsú (class-10 plural)
bakɔsúkɔsú (class-2 colloquial plural)


ndáko

ndáko class 9 (plural ndáko class 10, colloquial plural bandáko class 2)

ndáko (class-10 plural)
bandáko (class-2 colloquial plural)


litu

litu class 9 (plural litu class 10, colloquial plural balitu class 2)

litu (class-10 plural)
balitu (class-2 colloquial plural)


kaboni

kaboni class 9 (plural kaboni class 10, colloquial plural bakaboni class 2)

kaboni (class-10 plural)
bakaboni (class-2 colloquial plural)


bomo

bomo class 9 (plural bomo class 10, colloquial plural babomo class 2)

bomo (class-10 plural)
babomo (class-2 colloquial plural)


seleni

seleni class 9 (plural seleni class 10, colloquial plural baseleni class 2)

seleni (class-10 plural)
baseleni (class-2 colloquial plural)


neoni

neoni class 9 (plural neoni class 10, colloquial plural baneoni class 2)

neoni (class-10 plural)
baneoni (class-2 colloquial plural)


libandi

libandi class 5 (plural mabandi class 6)


aseni

aseni class 9 (plural aseni class 10, colloquial plural baseni class 2)

aseni (class-10 plural)
baseni (class-2 colloquial plural)


indu

indu class 9 (plural indu class 10, colloquial plural baindu class 2)

indu (class-10 plural)
baindu (class-2 colloquial plural)


sodu

sodu class 9 (plural sodu class 10, colloquial plural basodu class 2)

sodu (class-10 plural)
basodu (class-2 colloquial plural)


alago

alago class 9 (plural alago class 10, colloquial plural balago class 2)

alago (class-10 plural)
balago (class-2 colloquial plural)


ebale

Mobembo o Ebale Zaire.

1981, Eyamba G. Bokamba, Ekolongonelo Ya Lingala: An Introductory Textbook and Grammar:

ebale mpó á-sokola nzóto mpé á-mela

1989, John A. Holm, Pidgins and Creoles: Volume 2, Reference Survey:

the-river for he-wash-SUBJUNC body and he-drink-SUBJUNC


galu

galu class 9 (plural galu class 10, colloquial plural bagalu class 2)

galu (class-10 plural)
bagalu (class-2 colloquial plural)


makila

→ French: makila


bángi

bángi class 9 (plural bángi class 10, colloquial plural babángi class 2)

bángi (class-10 plural)
babángi (class-2 colloquial plural)


ntángo

ntángo class 9 (plural ntángo class 10, colloquial plural bantángo class 2)

ntángo (class-10 plural)
bantángo (class-2 colloquial plural)


libɛ́lɛ

libɛ́lɛ class 5 (plural mabɛ́lɛ class 6)


mbúla

mbúla class 9 (plural mbúla class 10, colloquial plural bambúla class 2)

mbúla (class-10 plural)
bambúla (class-2 colloquial plural)


mandéfu

From Swahili ndevu, borrowed before 1900.


zólo

zólo class 9 (plural mólo class 6, colloquial plural bazólo class 2)

mólo (class-6 plural)
bazólo (class-2 colloquial plural)


kɔ́pɔ

kɔ́pɔ class 9 (plural kɔ́pɔ class 10, colloquial plural bakɔ́pɔ class 2)

kɔ́pɔ (class-10 plural)
bakɔ́pɔ (class-2 colloquial plural)


mobáli

From mo- + -bála (“to get married”) + -i.


lobɔ́kɔ

lobɔ́kɔ class 11 (plural mabɔ́kɔ class 6)


lolémo

From a variant of Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.


lomposo

lomposo class 11 (plural mposo class 10)


monkúwa

monkúwa class 3 (plural minkúwa class 4)


mónganga

mónganga class 1 (plural bánganga class 2)


káwa

káwa class 9 (plural káwa class 10, colloquial plural bakáwa class 2)

káwa (class-10 plural)
bakáwa (class-2 colloquial plural)


sukáli

sukáli class 9 (plural sukáli class 10, colloquial plural basukáli class 2)

sukáli (class-10 plural)
basukáli (class-2 colloquial plural)


diámbá

diámbá class 9 (plural diámbá class 10, colloquial plural badiámbá class 2)

diámbá (class-10 plural)
badiámbá (class-2 colloquial plural)


libángá

libángá class 5 (plural mabángá class 6)


makilá

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gìdá, from Proto-Bantu *gìd, whence Lingala kila.

ngai na ye tozali makila moko


gwagwa

gwagwa class 9 (plural gwagwa class 10, colloquial plural bagwagwa class 2)

gwagwa (class-10 plural)
bagwagwa (class-2 colloquial plural)