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Lingala subject Pronouns and the verb to be (simple present) Pronouns> Ba pronom (from French)
I > Ngai/na: I am strong > Naza(li) makasi
You > Yo/o: You are short > Oza(li) mukuse
He/she > Ye/a: He/she is here > Aza(li) awa
It > ~/e: It is good > Eza(li) malamu
We > biso/to: We are young > Toza(li) bilenge
You > bino/bo: You are far > Boza(li) musika
They > bango/ba: They are nice > Baza(li) kitoko
We use the steem forms of pronouns with the verb.
E.g: 'I' is 'ngai', but we say Nazali for 'I am'
So, we have :
I > na (steem form)
You > o (steem form)
He/she > a (steem form)
It > e ( steem form)
We > to (steem form)
You > bo (steem form)
They > ba (steem form)
Note: the 'li' verb ending is often omitted in daily talks. Here are some examples.
I am a man > naza mobali (instead of 'nazali') She is a woman > Aza mwasi (instead of 'azali')