English and Lingala/Regression tests

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English → Lingala

Conjuction

  • (eng) and → mpé
  • (eng) but → kasi
  • (eng) or → to
  • (eng) and → na

Pronoun (subj-pron)

  • (eng) I. → Ngáí.
  • (eng) We. → Bísó.
  • (eng) You. → Yó.
  • (eng) He. → Yé.
  • (eng) She. → Yé.
  • (eng) They. → Bangó.

Verbs

  • (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

  • (eng) garden. → elanga.
  • (eng) the garden → elanga
  • (eng) the table → mesa
  • (eng) the house → ndako

Prepositional phrases (AdvP)

  • (eng) in the garden → na elanga
  • (eng) in garden → na elanga
  • (eng) inside the garden → nakati ya elanga

Possessives and demonstratives

  • (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

Lingala → English

Possessives

  • (ln) Búku na ngáí. → My book.
  • (ln) Kelasi na yé. → His school.
  • (ln) Bakóko na yó. → Your grandparents.
  • (ln) Makambo na yó. → Your problems.