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Lingala — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary

138 words

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.

#	Word	Type	IPA	Definition
1	-fúngama	Nkombo
2	-fúngana	Nkombo
3	-fúngela	Nkombo
4	-fungolela	Nkombo
5	-fungolisa	Nkombo
6	-tungisa	Nkombo
7	-yémbela	Nkombo
8	-yémbisa	Nkombo
9	babáteli	Nkombo
10	balabála	Nkombo		street, road, avenue.
11	batísimo	Nkombo
12	batísimu	Nkombo
13	bɛndɛ́lɛ	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'flag': Any of various plants with sword-shaped leaves, especially irises; specifically, Iris pseudacorus.
14	bolangiti	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Blanket': A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or res…
15	bolɛngɛ́	Nkombo		youth, adolescence.
16	bolímbisi	Nkombo
17	bolobeli	Nkombo
18	bolobisi	Nkombo
19	bosílisi	Nkombo
20	bosɔ̂lɔ́	Nkombo
21	desembere	Nkombo
22	dokotolo	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'physician': A practitioner of physic, i.e.
23	dɔkɔtɔ́lɔ	Nkombo
24	ebandeli	Nkombo		introduction; preface; foreword.
25	elobáloba	Nkombo
26	elobisela	Nkombo
27	elobiseli	Nkombo
28	engunduka	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Locomotive': The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
29	esulúngútu	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Owl': Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are…
30	eyangala	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'heat': Acronym of high explosive antitank, a munition using a high explosive shaped charge to breach armo…
31	kifungola	Nkombo
32	kikɔ́ngɔ	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Kongo': A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
33	kiswahíli	Nkombo		Swahili (language).
34	kobíkisa	Likelelo		infinitive of -bíkisa.
35	kobóndela	Likelelo		infinitive of -bóndela.
36	kofungola	Likelelo		infinitive of -fungola.
37	kolímbisa	Likelelo		infinitive of -límbisa.
38	kopámela	Likelelo		infinitive of -pámela.
39	kosakola	Likelelo		infinitive of -sakola.
40	kosákosá	Nkombo		shrimp, prawn.
41	kosálela	Likelelo		infinitive of -sálela.
42	kosengela	Likelelo		infinitive of -sengela.
43	kosepela	Likelelo		infinitive of -sepela.
44	kosolola	Likelelo		infinitive of -solola.
45	kosúkosú	Nkombo
46	kotatola	Likelelo		infinitive of -tatola.
47	kotɛ́lɛmɛ	Likelelo		infinitive of -tɛ́lɛmɛ.
48	kotungisa	Likelelo		infinitive of -tungisa.
49	koyanola	Likelelo		infinitive of -yanola.
50	kɔsúkɔsú	Nkombo
51	libandeli	Nkombo
52	libelekete	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'snail': Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, h…
53	libolongo	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
54	libóndeli	Nkombo
55	lifalansé	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'French': The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and…
56	lifungóla	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'key': A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
57	likáyabu	Nkombo		saltfish, stockfish.
58	likélélé	Nkombo		cricket (insect).
59	likoló na	Nkombo
60	lilobeli	Nkombo
61	límbisama	Nkombo
62	límbisana	Nkombo
63	linanási	Nkombo
64	lingembu	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Umbrella': A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
65	lingomba	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Assembly': The lower legislative body of each of a number of states of the United States.
66	lininísa	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'window': An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from out…
67	lipamboli	Nkombo
68	lipɔnɔmi	Nkombo	/li˩.ˈpɔ˩.nɔ˩.mi˩/	election, vote.
69	lipululu	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Lung': A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
70	litungulu	Nkombo
71	liyángani	Nkombo		sermon, a religious cult or celebration.
72	lobaloba	Nkombo
73	lobelana	Nkombo
74	lobisama	Nkombo
75	lobisana	Nkombo
76	lompɛ́tɛ́	Nkombo		grade, rank.
77	longongo	Nkombo		nail (on fingers/toes).
78	longónya	Nkombo		commendation, appreciation, compliments, congratulations.
79	lopɛ́tɛ́	Nkombo		alternative spelling of lompɛ́tɛ́.
80	lopitálo	Nkombo	/lo˩.pi˩.ta˥.lo˩/	Equivalent to 'hospital': A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or i…
81	magazini	Nkombo		store, shop.
82	makelele	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'noise': Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
83	makɛlɛ́lɛ	Nkombo		noise, racket (of voices).
84	mapɔnɔmi	Nkombo	/ma˩.ˈpɔ˩.nɔ˩.mi˩/
85	matabisi	Nkombo		tip, gratuity.
86	mbalasáni	Nkombo		courtyard.
87	mbembele	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Mosquito': A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals an…
88	mobáteli	Nkombo		protector, guardian.
89	mobotisi	Nkombo
90	mokengeli	Nkombo
91	mokimeli	Nkombo
92	moklísto	Nkombo		a Christian.
93	mokómbósó	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Chimpanzee': Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and be…
94	mokristo	Nkombo		a Christian.
95	molakisi	Nkombo
96	molímbisi	Nkombo
97	molobeli	Nkombo
98	molobisi	Nkombo
99	mombongo	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'commerce': The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on…
100	mompanga	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'sword': A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt)…
101	mondenge	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'bet': A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to…
102	mondɔngɛ	Nkombo
103	mónganga	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'physician': A practitioner of physic, i.e.
104	mongongo	Nkombo
105	mongungi	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Mosquito': A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals an…
106	monkalali	Nkombo		lightning.
107	monkandá	Nkombo		letter (written message).
108	monkungi	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Mosquito': A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals an…
109	monsanya	Nkombo
110	monsɔ́mbɛ	Nkombo
111	monzomba	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'Moustache': A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
112	mopagano	Nkombo		a pagan; nonbeliever.
113	motángisi	Nkombo
114	moyangeli	Nkombo
115	moyekoli	Nkombo		pupil, student.
116	ndímbisa	Nkombo
117	ndobapɛ́	Nkombo
118	ndεkεlúka	Nkombo
119	ngɔ́mbɛ́	Nkombo
120	ngungutu	Nkombo
121	nkalanga	Nkombo		peanut, groundnut.
122	nkondoko	Nkombo
123	nyangola	Likelelo		Equivalent to 'Melt': Acronym of metrics, events, logs, and traces.
124	okotobele	Nkombo
125	patatala	Likelelo		to be flat.
126	patatalu	Lilakisi
127	penepene	Lilakisi ya likelelo
128	petepete	Lilakisi
129	pilipili	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'chili': The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum pepper…
130	potopoto	Nkombo
131	pɔtɔpɔ́tɔ	Nkombo
132	pulupulu	Nkombo		dysentery.
133	septembere	Nkombo		September.
134	sikasika	Lilakisi ya likelelo		Equivalent to 'now': Acronym of negotiable order of withdrawal (“an instrument similar to a check”).
135	talatala	Nkombo		Equivalent to 'mirror': A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that…
136	tangaúsi	Nkombo
137	tangawísi	Nkombo
138	tangawúsi	Nkombo		alternative spelling of tangaúsi.

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