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Indicating ‘left’ and ‘right’ uses an interesting combination of common words. Loboko, used for both, means ‘hand’. Mobali means ‘man’. And mwasi means ‘woman’. So ‘on the right’ – na loboko ya mobali – literally means ‘on the hand of the man’, and ‘on the left’ – na loboko ya mwasi – translates to ‘on the hand of the woman’. | Indicating ‘left’ and ‘right’ uses an interesting combination of common words. Loboko, used for both, means ‘hand’. Mobali means ‘man’. And mwasi means ‘woman’. So ‘on the right’ – na loboko ya mobali – literally means ‘on the hand of the man’, and ‘on the left’ – na loboko ya mwasi – translates to ‘on the hand of the woman’. | ||
<span link>Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/English-Lingala-verbs|English Lingala verbs]], [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Common-Foods|Lingala Vocabulary: Learn the words for common food items!]], [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Comprehension|Comprehension]] & [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Hobbies-and-Interests|Hobbies and Interests]]. | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/At-the-restaurant|At the restaurant]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/At-the-restaurant|At the restaurant]] | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Government|Government]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Government|Government]] | ||
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* [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Basic-conversation|Basic conversation]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Basic-conversation|Basic conversation]] | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Sorcery-and-witchcraft|Sorcery and witchcraft]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Sorcery-and-witchcraft|Sorcery and witchcraft]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 27 March 2023
Indicating ‘left’ and ‘right’ – Learn the Lingala Language
Indicating ‘left’ and ‘right’ uses an interesting combination of common words. Loboko, used for both, means ‘hand’. Mobali means ‘man’. And mwasi means ‘woman’. So ‘on the right’ – na loboko ya mobali – literally means ‘on the hand of the man’, and ‘on the left’ – na loboko ya mwasi – translates to ‘on the hand of the woman’.
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: English Lingala verbs, Lingala Vocabulary: Learn the words for common food items!, Comprehension & Hobbies and Interests.
Source[edit | edit source]
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- At the restaurant
- Government
- Greetings
- At school
- Using ‘nde’ and ‘ata’
- Domestic animals
- Introducing yourself
- Family
- Contractions
- Fruits
- How to Say Hello and Greetings
- Fire
- Around town
- Basic conversation
- Sorcery and witchcraft