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Street life – Learn the Lingala Language
Verbs[edit | edit source]
- kobanga – to be afraid
- kofinga – to insult
- kokeba – to pay attention
- kokosa – to deceive
- kokuntana – to meet
- kolinga – to like, to want
- komela – to drink, to smoke
- koseka – to laugh
- koseka moke – to smile
- kosengela – to be happy, to be content
- kosomba – to buy
- koteka – to sell
- koyemba – to sing
- koyiba – to steal
- koyoka – to listen
- kozoka – to hurt
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
- ba travailleurs – workers
- balabala – street
- batu na maboma – crazy men
- bondoki – gun
- elema – mad, foolish
- etumba – fight
- goigoi – lazy
- kuluna – criminal
- kwiti – drunk
- likambo (makambo) – problem(s), dispute(s)
- likaya – cigarette, tobacco
- likita – crowd
- lupemba – good luck
- makasi – hard
- makelele – noise
- makila – blood
- mbakasa – someone who is timid, afraid or doesn’t know how to find money
- mbeli – knife
- mbokatier/mowuta – derogatory term for people for people living in rural or new arrivals without street smarts
- mbongo – money
- mia – hungry (K)
- molangi – drunkard
- moyembi (bayembi) – singer(s)
- moyibi – thief
- mukukule – a girl’s special street boyfriend
- mwana Kin – a son of
- mwana mboka – son of the country
- mwana quartier – neighbourhood kid
- mwana ya kilo – a child with ‘clout’
- ndumba – sex worker
- nganda – bar
- nzala – hungry
- nzembo – song
- polisi – police
- pomba – a strong, physically aggressive person
- sanse – luck
- solda (basolda) – soldier(s)
- yanke – a strong, courageous or fearless person, from the American ‘Yankee’
- yuma – foolish
- zembe – someone who does not fear police or soldiers
- zoba – stupid
Common phrases and examples[edit | edit source]
- Esengeli. – It is necessary.
- Eza te. – It is nothing.
- Ezali na mutuya. – It is important.
- Likambo nini? – What is going on?
- Likambo te. – No problem.
- Limbisa ngai. – Pardon me.
- Mopaya zoba! – Stupid stranger!
- Nalingi te. – I do not want.
- Nayebi te. – I do not know.
- Nayebi yango. – I know that.
- Olingi nini? – What do you want?
- Pesa ngai. – Give me.
(K) denotes Kinshasa Lingala word variant
Source[edit | edit source]
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Sports and recreation
- Fire
- Important words
- Numbers
- God and Religion
- How to Say Hello and Greetings
- Domestic animals
- In the kitchen
- Introducing yourself
- Colors
- Sorcery and witchcraft
- Water
- It’s a miracle!
- Complex numbers