Lingala Swadesh list
List| No. | English
| Lingála
|
| 1 | I | ngáí, na- |
| 2 | you (singular) | yɔ̌, o- |
| 3 | he | yě, a- (person), e- (thing) |
| 4 | we | bísó, to- |
| 5 | you (plural) | bínó, bo- |
| 6 | they | bangó, [1] ba- (persons), e-/i- (things) |
| 7 | this | óyo |
| 8 | that | wâná |
| 9 | here | áwa |
| 10 | there | kúná, wâná |
| 11 | who | náni (interrogative) |
| 12 | what | níni (interrogative) |
| 13 | where | wápi (interrogative) |
| 14 | when | ntángo (interrogative) |
| 15 | how | bóní (interrogative) |
| 16 | not | ... tɛ́ |
| 17 | all | nyɛ́, tû |
| 18 | many | míngi |
| 19 | some | bɔ̌kɔ́ |
| 20 | few | mɔkɛ́mɔkɛ́ |
| 21 | other | mosúsu, -súsu |
| 22 | one | mɔ̌kɔ, -ɔ̌kɔ |
| 23 | two | míbalé, -íbalé |
| 24 | three | mísáto, -ísáto |
| 25 | four | mínei, -ínei |
| 26 | five | mítánɔ, -ítánɔ, mpáta |
| 27 | big | monɛ́nɛ, -nɛ́nɛ |
| 28 | long | monɛ́nɛ, -nɛ́nɛ, -laí |
| 29 | wide | -laí |
| 30 | thick | monɛ́nɛ, -nɛ́nɛ |
| 31 | heavy | bozitó, kiló, molito |
| 32 | small | mokɛ́, -kɛ́ |
| 33 | short | mokúsé, -kúsé |
| 34 | narrow | mokɛ́, -kɛ́ |
| 35 | thin | mokɛ́, -kɛ́ |
| 36 | woman | mwǎsí |
| 37 | man (adult male) | mobáli |
| 38 | man (human being) | moto |
| 39 | child | mwǎna |
| 40 | wife | bolóngani, mwǎsí |
| 41 | husband | bolóngani, mobáli |
| 42 | mother | mamá |
| 43 | father | tatá, papá |
| 44 | animal | nyama |
| 45 | fish | mbísi |
| 46 | bird | ndɛkɛ |
| 47 | dog | mbwá |
| 48 | louse | lonsili |
| 49 | snake | nyóka |
| 50 | worm | mpambó, mósɔ́pi, limpiká |
| 51 | tree | nzeté, mweté |
| 52 | forest | zámba |
| 53 | stick | nzeté |
| 54 | fruit | mbuma |
| 55 | seed | nyǎ, mbóto, bɔpɔ́ |
| 56 | leaf | nkásá |
| 57 | root | ntína |
| 58 | bark (of a tree) | lomposo |
| 59 | flower | fulɛ́lɛ, lómbé |
| 60 | grass | litíti |
| 61 | rope | nsi nga, moniɔlɔ́lɔ, likósi |
| 62 | skin | lomposo |
| 63 | meat | monsuni |
| 64 | blood | makilá |
| 65 | bone | monkúwa |
| 66 | fat (noun) | mafúta |
| 67 | egg | likeí, líki |
| 68 | horn | liséké, boséba |
| 69 | tail | mokɔndɔ́, mokíla |
| 70 | feather | lonsálá |
| 71 | hair | nsúki |
| 72 | head | motó |
| 73 | ear | litói |
| 74 | eye | líso |
| 75 | nose | zólo |
| 76 | mouth | mɔnɔkɔ |
| 77 | tooth | líno |
| 78 | tongue (organ) | lolému |
| 79 | fingernail | linzáka |
| 80 | foot | mopendé, lokolo |
| 81 | leg | lokolo |
| 82 | knee | libɔ́lɔ́ngɔ́, libɔ́ngɔ́ |
| 83 | hand | lobɔ́kɔ |
| 84 | wing | lipapú |
| 85 | belly | libumu |
| 86 | guts | nsɔpɔ́ |
| 87 | neck | nkíngó |
| 88 | back | mokɔngɔ |
| 89 | breast | ntólo |
| 90 | heart | motéma |
| 91 | liver | libale |
| 92 | to drink | -mɛlɛ |
| 93 | to eat | -lía |
| 94 | to bite | -swâ |
| 95 | to suck | -nyúnya, -núnga |
| 96 | to spit | -bwáka nsɔ́i |
| 97 | to vomit | -sánza |
| 98 | to blow | -pémela, -pɛpɛ |
| 99 | to breathe | -péma |
| 100 | to laugh | -sɛkɛ |
| 101 | to see | -mɔ́nɔ, -móna |
| 102 | to hear | -yóka |
| 103 | to know | -yéba |
| 104 | to think | -bánza, -kanisa |
| 105 | to smell | -núsa |
| 106 | to fear | -bánga |
| 107 | to sleep | -lála |
| 108 | to live | -vánda |
| 109 | to die | -kúfa |
| 110 | to kill | -boma |
| 111 | to fight | -bɛ́tɛnɛ, -bunda |
| 112 | to hunt | -bengana |
| 113 | to hit | -bɛ́tɛ |
| 114 | to cut | -kátakata, -káta |
| 115 | to split | -pasola |
| 116 | to stab | |
| 117 | to scratch | -kóta, -nyaka, -kpaka, -kpala |
| 118 | to dig | -tímola |
| 119 | to swim | -nyanya, -túnga |
| 120 | to fly | -pimbwa |
| 121 | to walk | -támbola |
| 122 | to come | -yâ, -yáa, -úta |
| 123 | to lie (as in a bed) | -lálisana (action) |
| 124 | to sit | -vánda, -kisa (action) |
| 125 | to stand | -lamuka, -télema (action) |
| 126 | to turn (intransitive) | -balula |
| 127 | to fall | -kpâ |
| 128 | to give | -pésa, -kaba |
| 129 | to hold | -kamata |
| 130 | to squeeze | -kangisa |
| 131 | to rub | -bísa |
| 132 | to wash | -sukola |
| 133 | to wipe | -pangwisa |
| 134 | to pull | -bénda |
| 135 | to push | -tɔ |
| 136 | to throw | -bwáka |
| 137 | to tie | -kanga, -zínga, -línga |
| 138 | to sew | -sɔnɔ |
| 139 | to count | -tánga |
| 140 | to say | -loba |
| 141 | to sing | -yémba |
| 142 | to play | -sakana, -sana |
| 143 | to float | -tetwa, -tepa |
| 144 | to flow | -támbola |
| 145 | to freeze | |
| 146 | to swell | -vímba |
| 147 | sun | mói |
| 148 | moon | sánzá |
| 149 | star | monzɔ́tɔ |
| 150 | water | mái |
| 151 | rain | mbúla |
| 152 | river | mái, ebale |
| 153 | lake | etíma, nzálé |
| 154 | sea | mbú |
| 155 | salt | móngwa, mókpa |
| 156 | stone | libángá |
| 157 | sand | zɛ́lɔ |
| 158 | dust | putulú |
| 159 | earth | mabelé |
| 160 | cloud | lipata |
| 161 | fog | londendé |
| 162 | sky | likoló |
| 163 | wind | mompɛpɛ |
| 164 | snow | |
| 165 | ice | |
| 166 | smoke | mólinga |
| 167 | fire | mɔ́tɔ |
| 168 | ash | putulú |
| 169 | to burn | -pela, -zíka |
| 170 | road | balabála, nzɛlá |
| 171 | mountain | ngómbá |
| 172 | red | -táné |
| 173 | green | -bésu |
| 174 | yellow | -táne |
| 175 | white | mpɛ́mbɛ |
| 176 | black | molílí, -índo |
| 177 | night | butú |
| 178 | day | mokɔlɔ, mói |
| 179 | year | mbúla, mobú |
| 180 | warm | -tɔkɔ (to warm up) |
| 181 | cold | mpíɔ |
| 182 | full | má, mɛké |
| 183 | new | sika |
| 184 | old | kala |
| 185 | good | kitɔ́kɔ, malámu |
| 186 | bad | mabé |
| 187 | rotten | -pɔlɔ (to go rotten) |
| 188 | dirty | -bébisa (to make dirty) |
| 189 | straight | alimá |
| 190 | round | kílíkílí |
| 191 | sharp (as a knife) | -pela |
| 192 | dull (as a knife) | -túnú |
| 193 | smooth | patátálú, sɛ́lisɛ́li |
| 194 | wet | pɔlɔ |
| 195 | dry | -kauka (to dry) |
| 196 | correct | alimá, malongá, sémba, sɛló |
| 197 | near | mpɛmbɛ́ni |
| 198 | far | mosíká |
| 199 | right | _a mobáli |
| 200 | left | _a mwásí |
| 201 | at | o, na |
| 202 | in | káti, o ntéi, na |
| 203 | with | na |
| 204 | and | mpé |
| 205 | if | sɔ́kɔ́, sɔ́kí |
| 206 | because | zambí |
| 207 | name | nkómbó |
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Bibliography'"
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- Dictionnaire bangála - français - lingála (EDEMA Atibakwa Baboya), SÉPIA, Saint-Maur 1994 - ISBN 2-907888-57-9
- Les langages de l'humanité (Michel Malherbe), Robert Laffont, Paris 1995 - ISBN 2-221-05947-6
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References'"
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source here (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Lingala_Swadesh_list).