A collection of useful phrases in Lingala, a Bantu lanuage spoken mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in the Republic of Congo.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
Recordings and some Lingala phrases provided by LaPolyglotte
Hear some Lingala phrases
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Lingala | Phrases | Numbers
Other collections of Lingala phrases
http://www.17-minute-world-languages.com/en/lingala/
http://pascal.grouselle.pagesperso-orange.fr/voca.htm
https://lobalingala.wordpress.com/kobanda-to-start/
http://www.multiphrasebook.com/data/pdf/Lingala%20-%20English%20phrase%20book.pdf
https://quizlet.com/80939187/lingala-useful-phrases-flash-cards/
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