lingála

See also: Lingala

Lingala

Etymology

The language name is a European creation, based on the native name mangála, in reference to a (now extinct) people or their village.

Noun

lingála class 5 (plural mangála class 6)

  1. Lingala (language)
  2. parlance; language; rhetoric

Descendants

  • English: Lingala
  • French: lingala
  • Portuguese: lingala
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