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* {{test|eng|He.|Yé.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|She.|Yé.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|It.|Yé.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|They.|Bangó.}}  | 
  * {{test|eng|They.|Bangó.}}  | 
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=== Pronoun (pos-pron) ===  | 
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* {{test|eng|Mine|ya ngáí.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|Yours.|ya yó.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|His.|ya yé.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|Hers.|ya yé.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|Its.|ya yé.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|Ours.|ya bisó.}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|Theirs.|ya bangó.}}  | 
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=== Verbs ===  | 
  === Verbs ===  | 
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* {{test|eng|its garden|elanga na yé}}  | 
  * {{test|eng|its garden|elanga na yé}}  | 
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* {{test|eng|our garden|elanga na bísó}}  | 
  * {{test|eng|our garden|elanga na bísó}}  | 
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=== Notes ===  | 
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* the 'na' in phrases such as 'elanga na yé'(his/her/it garden) can be replaced by 'ya'. So the sentence 'elanga ya yé' is also correct.  | 
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==Lingala → English==  | 
  ==Lingala → English==  | 
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 12 June 2019
Contents
English → Lingala[edit]
Conjuction[edit]
- (eng) and → mpé
 - (eng) but → kasi
 - (eng) or → to
 - (eng) and → na
 
Pronoun (subj-pron)[edit]
- (eng) I. → Ngáí.
 - (eng) We. → Bísó.
 - (eng) You. → Yó.
 - (eng) He. → Yé.
 - (eng) She. → Yé.
 - (eng) It. → Yé.
 - (eng) They. → Bangó.
 
Pronoun (pos-pron)[edit]
- (eng) Mine → ya ngáí.
 - (eng) Yours. → ya yó.
 - (eng) His. → ya yé.
 - (eng) Hers. → ya yé.
 - (eng) Its. → ya yé.
 - (eng) Ours. → ya bisó.
 - (eng) Theirs. → ya bangó.
 
Verbs[edit]
- (eng) I play. → Nasakani.
 - (eng) I do not play. → Nasakani té.
 - (eng) I will play. → Nakosakana.
 - (eng) I played. → Nasakana.
 - (eng) I did not play. → Nasakana té.
 - (eng) I am playing. → Nazali kosakana.
 - (eng) I am not playing. → Nazali kosakana té.
 - (eng) I was playing. → Nazalaki kosakana.
 - (eng) I was not playing. → Nazalaki kosakana té.
 
Noun chunks[edit]
- (eng) garden. → elanga.
 - (eng) the garden → elanga
 - (eng) the table → mesa
 - (eng) the house → ndako
 
Prepositional phrases (AdvP)[edit]
- (eng) in the garden → na elanga
 - (eng) in garden → na elanga
 - (eng) inside the garden → nakati ya elanga
 
Possessives and demonstratives[edit]
- (eng) your garden → elanga na yó
 - (eng) my garden → elanga na ngáí
 - (eng) his garden → elanga na yé
 - (eng) her garden → elanga na yé
 - (eng) its garden → elanga na yé
 - (eng) our garden → elanga na bísó
 
Notes[edit]
- the 'na' in phrases such as 'elanga na yé'(his/her/it garden) can be replaced by 'ya'. So the sentence 'elanga ya yé' is also correct.
 
Lingala → English[edit]
Possessives[edit]
- (lin) Búku na ngáí. → My book.
 - (lin) Kelasi na yé. → His school.
 - (lin) Bakóko na yó. → Your grandparents.
 - (lin) Makambo na yó. → Your problems.