Language/Lingala/Vocabulary/Binomials
It can sometimes be helpful to think of pairs of related words – I call them ‘binomials’ – when trying to master or memorise vocabulary. Here are some to get you going, although you’ll no doubt find many more to add and use as you become more proficient.
Verb binomials
kobanda – to start
kosila – to finish
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kokoma – to arrive
kobima – to leave
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kofungola – to open
kokanga – to close
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kosiba – to make love
kobunda – to make war
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koya – to come
kokende – to go
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kolala – to sleep
kolamuka – to wake
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kokundola – to remember
kobasana – to forget
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kotanga – to read
kokoma – to write
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kobotoma – to be born
kokunda – to bury
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kopusa – to push
kobenda – to pull
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kotambola – to walk
kokima – to run
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kolamba – to cook
kolia – to eat
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koseka – to laugh
kolela – to cry
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kofanda – to live
kokufa – to die
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kopesa – to give
kozua – to take
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kobakisa – to add
kolongola – to remove
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komata – to climb
kokita – to descend
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koluka – to search
kokuta – to find
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kotelema – to stand
kofanda – to sit
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kosepela – to be happy
kosilika – to be angry
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kotuna – to ask a question
koyanola – to answer
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kotumbula – to joke
koseka moke – to smile
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kosokola – to wash
kopangusa – to dry
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kosomba – to buy
koteka – to sell
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koteya – to preach
komina – to repent
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koyemba – to sing
koyoka – to listen
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kobala – to marry
kokabwana – to separate
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kobeta – to hit
kozoka – to hurt
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koyekola – to learn
koyeba – to know
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kofinga – to insult
kolimbisa – to forgive
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kopasola – to break
kokamba – to repair
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kolonga – to win
kopola – to lose
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kosala – to work
kosana – to play
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kobanda – to start
kosuka – to stop
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kotinda – to send
kozua – to receive
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kolingisa – to allow
kopesika – to forbid
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kobela – to be sick
kobika – to be cured
Noun and adjective binomials
mbango – fast
malembe – slow
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likolo – up
nse – down
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nakati – in
libanda – out
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molunge – hot
malili – cold
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mobali – man
mwasi – woman
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pete – easy
pasi – difficult
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– true
lokuta – false
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bopeto – clean
bosoto – dirty
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moyi – day
butu – night
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mayele – intelligent
zoba – stupid
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bitumba – war
kimia – peace
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mulayi – tall
mukuse – short
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loboko – hand
lokolo – foot
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ngomba – mountain
lobwaku – valley
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sika – new
kala – old
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likambo – question
eyano – answer
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moninga – friend
mopaya – stranger
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mwinda – light
elili – shadow
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ndeke – bird
nzoi – bee
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likolo – sky
mabele – earth
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niao – cat
mbwa – dog
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mwindu – black
pembe – white
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esango – happy
mawa – sad
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makila – blood
mayi – water
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mwana mobali – boy
mwana mwasi – girl
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mesa – table
kiti – chair
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molakisi – teacher
moyekoli – student
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mungwa – salt
pilipili – pepper
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ngomba – mountain
lobwaku – valley
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moi – sun
sanza – moon
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mopepe – wind
mbula – rain
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moninga – friend
monguna – enemy
Source
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf