Lingala Swadesh List (207 common words)-gctid86932

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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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• 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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