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Life, love and death – Learn the Lingala Language
Verbs[edit | edit source]
- koboma – to kill
- kobota – to give birth
- kobotoma – to be born
- kofanda – to live
- kokufa – to die
- kokunda – to bury
- kolinga – to like
- kolingana – to be in love
- kosiba – to make love
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
- batisimu – baptism
- bolimbisi – sorry
- bolingo – love
- ebembe – corpse
- elongo – together
- esengo (bisengo) – joy(s)
- kitoko – beautiful, pretty, nice
- matanga – mourning, funeral
- mbotama – birth
- mobotisi – midwife
- zemi – pregnant
- zuwa – jealousy
Common phrases and examples[edit | edit source]
- Nalingi ozala mobali ngai. – I want you to be my boyfriend.
- Nalingi ozala mwasi ngai. – I want you to be my girlfriend.
- Nalingi yo. – I love you.
- Nalingi yo mingi. – I love you so much.
Source[edit | edit source]
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Helper Words
- In the kitchen
- Around the house
- Important words
- On the road
- Drinks
- Fruits
- Street life
- Greetings
- Domestic animals
- Binomials
- Left and right
- Water
- Days of the Week
- Comprehension