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Lingala (or Ngala, Lingala: Lingála) is a Bantu language spoken in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the northern half of the Republic of the Congo, in their capitals, Kinshasa and Brazzaville, and to a lesser degree as a trade language or because of emigration in neighbouring Angola or Central African Republic.
The official language of the Republic of Congo is French.Other languages are mainly Bantu languages, and the two national languages in the country are Kituba and Lingala, [1] followed by Kongo languages, Téké languages, and more than forty other languages, including languages spoken by Pygmies, which are not Bantu languages.
Mondele, or mundelé, (pl. mindele) is a Bobangi term meaning "white" (white man, not the color, mpembe) European-style person, person with light skin color.The words were originally used to describe Belgian and French colonists, but can be used to describe any light-skinned non-African.
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The lexicologist Arizona M. Baongoli, specializing in Lingala, expounds that "ndombolo" encapsulates a genre of Congolese dance, literally meaning "gorilla" or "chimpanzee". [17] The dance choreography involves hip gyrations, showcasing the posterior while executing forward and backward movements.
Lingala can refer to: . Lingala language in central Africa; Lingala, Mandavalli mandal a village in Mandavalli mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India.; Lingala, Vatsavai mandal a village in Vatsavai mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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