CEFR Level
C2
Lingala — Proficiency Vocabulary
58 words
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -be | Lilakisi | ||
| 2 | -i | Maloba | Forms agent nouns from verbs. | |
| 3 | -ke | Lilakisi | ||
| 4 | A | Nkombo | ||
| 5 | ata | Likelelo, Lilakisi ya likelelo | even, even if, although. | |
| 6 | áwa | Lilakisi ya likelelo, Liyokani | /á.wa/ | now, currently. |
| 7 | be | Lilakisi | ||
| 8 | ble | Nkombo | ||
| 9 | bo- | Maloba | prefix for adjectives agreeing with class 14 nouns. | |
| 10 | boi | Nkombo | ||
| 11 | eba | Likelelo | Equivalent to 'know': Knowledge; the state of knowing. | |
| 12 | ema | Nkombo | Equivalent to 'tent': A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chie… | |
| 13 | ena | Likelelo | ||
| 14 | ɛ | Nkombo | /ɛ̀/ | |
| 15 | iba | Likelelo | ||
| 16 | ke | Lilakisi | ||
| 17 | kwa | Likelelo | Equivalent to 'fall': The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and… | |
| 18 | lai | Lilakisi | high, tall. | |
| 19 | lia | Likelelo | Equivalent to 'eat': Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item. | |
| 20 | mai | Nkombo | ||
| 21 | Mb | Nkombo | /ⁿb/ | |
| 22 | mbɔ́tɛ | Liganisi | /ᵐbɔ˥.tɛ˩/ | |
| 23 | mbu | Nkombo | ||
| 24 | moi | Nkombo | Equivalent to 'sun': The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky, represented… | |
| 25 | mp | Nkombo | /ⁿp/ | |
| 26 | mpe | Lilakisi ya likelelo, Liyandeli, Liyokani | Equivalent to 'also': And in addition: It's a pretty cat, also friendly. | |
| 27 | mpo | Nkombo, Liyokani | so as to, in order to. | |
| 28 | mwa | Lilakisi ya likelelo | a little, not much. | |
| 29 | na | Liyandeli | of (form of ya before personal pronouns). | |
| 30 | Nd | Nkombo | /ⁿd/ | |
| 31 | nde | Lilakisi ya likelelo, Liyokani | Equivalent to 'however': Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that. | |
| 32 | ng | Nkombo | /ⁿɡ/ | |
| 33 | nk | Nkombo | /ⁿk/ | |
| 34 | no | Likelelo | to fall (rain), to rain. | |
| 35 | ns | Nkombo | /ⁿs/ | |
| 36 | nse | Nkombo | Equivalent to 'earth': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water). | |
| 37 | nso | Lilakisi | ||
| 38 | nsu | Nkombo | fish (living in rivers/lakes). | |
| 39 | nt | Nkombo | /ⁿt/ | |
| 40 | nwa | Likelelo | ||
| 41 | nz | Nkombo | /ⁿz/ | |
| 42 | óyo | Lilakisi, Esika ya nkombo | this, that, these, those. | |
| 43 | ɔ | Nkombo | /ɔ̀/ | |
| 44 | pio | Lilakisi | ||
| 45 | sa | Nkombo | watch (timepiece). | |
| 46 | swa | Likelelo | Equivalent to 'Bite': Acronym of behavior, information, thoughts, emotions (“four aspects of people's lives that a cult… | |
| 47 | te | Lilakisi ya likelelo | Equivalent to 'no': A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval. | |
| 48 | tɛ́ | Lilakisi ya likelelo | ||
| 49 | ti | Nkombo | ||
| 50 | to | Liyokani | Equivalent to 'or': The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. | |
| 51 | twa | Likelelo | Equivalent to 'Spit': The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of… | |
| 52 | uta | Likelelo | to come from. | |
| 53 | wa | Likelelo | ||
| 54 | ya | Likelelo, Liyandeli | Equivalent to 'arrive': To reach through effort or a process: arrive at a decision after much thought. | |
| 55 | yě | Esika ya nkombo | The third person singular pronoun; he, she. | |
| 56 | yo | Esika ya nkombo | you (singular). | |
| 57 | yɔ̂ | Esika ya nkombo | The second-person singular pronoun: you. | |
| 58 | zwa | Likelelo | Equivalent to 'obtain': To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire. |
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