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Lingala — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary

138 words

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

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