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Explore Lingala through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Lingala in a sentence

Lingala meaning

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.

Using Lingala

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, lingala often appears in combinations such as: lingala was, lingala is.

Context around Lingala

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

although 1× rival 1×

Often after:

tshiluba 1×

Sentence patterns with Lingala

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but if lingala was the 1× correctly although lingala is widely 1× focuses on lingala a bantu 1× lingala is influential 1× lingala was the 1× of zaïre lingala tshiluba or 1× to rival lingala as the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but if lingala 1× espoir murhabazi lives 1× given these limits 1× lingala is influential 1× lingala was the 1× nearly half the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bantu language 1× a spoken language 1× a written language 1× and in kinshasa 1× of that country 1× of the country 1×

Words around Lingala

Just before it in the word index:

lingadzi 3 linga 12 ling 134 linforth 2 linford 13 linfoot 2

Just after it in the word index:

lingam 5 lingamaneni 2 lingams 2 linganur 2 lingard 113 lingards 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Lingala

  • In this selection, "lingala" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, although, rival and tshiluba stand out and add context to how "lingala" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but if lingala was the and correctly although lingala is widely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lingala" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lingala

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lingala is influential in the sparsely inhabited northern half of the country. (12 words)

Espoir Murhabazi lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and focuses on Lingala, a Bantu language. (17 words)

But if Lingala was the spoken language of Kinshasa, it made little progress as a written language. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

It is also the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, according to Paris (even though only a small percentage of Kinois speak French correctly), although Lingala is widely used as a spoken language. (35 words)

Given these limits, French might have lost its place to another of the leading languages of Zaïre – Lingala, Tshiluba, or Swahili – except that teaching of these languages also suffered from limitations on its growth. (34 words)

Nearly half the 66 million Congolese reportedly speak it, citation and it is starting to rival Lingala as the most important national language of that country. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Espoir Murhabazi lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and focuses on Lingala, a Bantu language.

But if Lingala was the spoken language of Kinshasa, it made little progress as a written language.

Given these limits, French might have lost its place to another of the leading languages of Zaïre – Lingala, Tshiluba, or Swahili – except that teaching of these languages also suffered from limitations on its growth.

It is also the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, according to Paris (even though only a small percentage of Kinois speak French correctly), although Lingala is widely used as a spoken language.

Lingala is influential in the sparsely inhabited northern half of the country.

Lingala was the language of music, of presidential addresses, of daily life in government and in Kinshasa.

Nearly half the 66 million Congolese reportedly speak it, citation and it is starting to rival Lingala as the most important national language of that country.

Common combinations with lingala

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lingala" in a sentence?
An example: "Espoir Murhabazi lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and focuses on Lingala, a Bantu language." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "lingala" from authentic English texts.
What does "lingala" mean?
Lingala means: 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.
How many example sentences with "lingala" are there?
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