Etymograph

English

Lingala

Lingala comes from Lingala lingála.

  1. Lingalamodernlingála
  2. EnglishtodayLingala

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Lingalamodernlingála
  2. EnglishtodayLingala

Today it means

name A Bantu language spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and a large part of the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), as well as to some degree in Angola and the Central African Republic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Lingala lingála / Lingala