"moto" meaning in Lingala

See moto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bato [class-2, plural]
Etymology: See Lingala motu. Head templates: {{ln-noun|1}} moto class 1 (plural bato class 2)
  1. person, man, human Tags: class-1 Derived forms: bomoto, emoto
    Sense id: en-moto-ln-noun-~p1UdOXe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

Forms: mioto [class-4, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili moto. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|sw|moto}} Borrowed from Swahili moto Head templates: {{ln-noun|3|mioto}} moto class 3 (plural mioto class 4)
  1. fire Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-moto-ln-noun-3J8osS3R Categories (other): Fire Disambiguation of Fire: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

Etymology: See Lingala motó. Head templates: {{head|ln|noun}} moto
  1. head
    Sense id: en-moto-ln-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 20 4 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0
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    {
      "_dis": "0 0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ln",
      "name": "People",
      "orig": "ln:People",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "motu",
      "motu"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_text": "See Lingala motu.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "1"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "bomoto"
        },
        {
          "word": "emoto"
        }
      ],
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        "person, man, human"
      ],
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          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moto"
}

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "moto",
      "moto#Swahili"
    ]
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili moto.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ln",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moto"
}

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    }
  ],
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      "motó",
      "motó"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "3",
  "etymology_text": "See Lingala motó.",
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      },
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  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moto"
}
{
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    "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lingala lemmas",
    "Lingala nouns",
    "Pages with 40 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ln:Fire",
    "ln:People",
    "ziw:Fire",
    "ziw:Motorcycles"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bomoto"
    },
    {
      "word": "emoto"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "motu",
      "motu"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_text": "See Lingala motu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bato",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "person, man, human"
      ],
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          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moto"
}

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    "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lingala lemmas",
    "Lingala nouns",
    "Lingala terms borrowed from Swahili",
    "Lingala terms derived from Swahili",
    "Pages with 40 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ln:Fire",
    "ln:People",
    "ziw:Fire",
    "ziw:Motorcycles"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "moto",
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    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili moto.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lingala",
  "lang_code": "ln",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "fire"
      ],
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        [
          "fire",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moto"
}

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    "Lingala nouns",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "ln:People",
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    "ziw:Motorcycles"
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      "motó",
      "motó"
    ]
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  "etymology_text": "See Lingala motó.",
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      },
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "moto"
}

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