Lingala

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Lingala

/lɪŋˈɡɑːlə/

Where it comes from

From Lingala lingála (“Lingala”).

proper noun

A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic.
Similar: Bangala

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name Bantu language

日本語	リンガラ語 ringara-go
中文	林加拉語 /林加拉语 Línjiālāyǔ, 林格拉語 /林格拉语 Língélāyǔ
Kiswahili	Kingala
Português	lingala
Français	lingala
Русский	линга́ла lingála

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@misc{lingala_2026,
  title = {Lingala},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lingala},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}