Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A creole based on Bantu, widely spoken as a lingua franca in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- proper noun A
Bantu language spoken throughout thenorthwestern part of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa ) and a large part of theRepublic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville ), as well as to some degree inAngola and theCentral African Republic .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(Soundbite of song, "Tobina") NORRIS: It's a type of dance music known as Lingala, and its infectious rhythms are at the heart of VJ Kule's pick for our summer playlist.
The Spin: Nairobi's Hit Is Daddy Owen's 'Kupe De Kalle' 2010
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(Soundbite of song, "Tobina") NORRIS: It's a type of dance music known as Lingala, and its infectious rhythms are at the heart of VJ Kule's pick for our summer playlist.
The Spin: Nairobi's Hit Is Daddy Owen's 'Kupe De Kalle' 2010
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Playing electric & acoustic guitars & singing mostly in his native 'Lingala', Niwel performs a range of music that stretches from contemporary versions of Congolese traditional music from the 1930s &
Irish Blogs 2009
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& singing mostly in his native 'Lingala', Niwel performs a range of music that stretches from contemporary versions of Congolese traditional music from the 1930s & 40s to modern Jazz.
Irish Blogs 2009
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In African lingua francas such as Lingala and Swahili, jazz today is called . . . jazz, borrowed from American English.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In African lingua francas such as Lingala and Swahili, jazz today is called . . . jazz, borrowed from American English.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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After showing the videos, he talks animatedly in a mixture of French and another Congolese language, Lingala, which a sprinkling of those in the audience know, while an assistant intermittently translates a few sentences into Swahili.
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After showing the videos, he talks animatedly in a mixture of French and another Congolese language, Lingala, which a sprinkling of those in the audience know, while an assistant intermittently translates a few sentences into Swahili.
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So they turn to rap as a way to focus their anger about the situation they live in, to speak out about the issues like death and hunger, but with a bit of humor, they say, so the message gets across in a positive manner, with no violence or brutality and in the local language, Lingala, since there are many who don't speak French or English.
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Whether he's singing in Lingala, French, or Portuguese, you're spellbound.
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