Ekolongonelo Ya Lingala: An Introductory Course - Creole dialects - 200 pages |
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... subject nouns dictates specific singular - plural pairings of noun prefixes . These pairs are called noun classes or class - genders . The noun prefixes and classes in Lingala are as follows : Noun Class Noun Prefix 17 la . mo- , mu- 2 ...
... subject nouns dictates specific singular - plural pairings of noun prefixes . These pairs are called noun classes or class - genders . The noun prefixes and classes in Lingala are as follows : Noun Class Noun Prefix 17 la . mo- , mu- 2 ...
Page 64
... noun class , although there are a few non - abstract nouns in it . Agreement in Lingala is very alliterative : the verb general- ly copies the prefix of its subject noun , except for the singular of the human class and class ( 9/10 ) ...
... noun class , although there are a few non - abstract nouns in it . Agreement in Lingala is very alliterative : the verb general- ly copies the prefix of its subject noun , except for the singular of the human class and class ( 9/10 ) ...
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... noun which is co - referential to the subject noun and the word mǝkǝ " one / a , " as in ( 2b ) : ( 2 ) a . Mbeka locked the suitcase ( by ) himself . b . Mbeka akangáki bokumbe ye mɔkɔ . If the subject noun is nonhuman and singular ...
... noun which is co - referential to the subject noun and the word mǝkǝ " one / a , " as in ( 2b ) : ( 2 ) a . Mbeka locked the suitcase ( by ) himself . b . Mbeka akangáki bokumbe ye mɔkɔ . If the subject noun is nonhuman and singular ...
Common terms and phrases
a-liyáki adjectives adverb agreement prefixes alingi ayebi azali bango Bantu languages Basic Expressions bato bilei bino Bobongoli Bokuu bongo boye ekeko Ekolongonelo eloko Eyenga ezali ɛɛ following sentences Grammatical Notes Greetings he/she gave immediate past tense interrogative word kasi kelasi kɛndɛ Kinshasa koliya kozala kuna lelo lɛ lɔ lɛlo lɛlɔ Lisolo LITEYO LYA lobi lokola makuta malamu Maloba Ma Maloba Ma Ntina Maloba Ma Sika Mama akɛi Mamekano marker mboka Mbɔtɛ Menga mǝkǝ Mimi mingi minkanda misala misato mobuni Moke Mokɛ mokolo mokɔlɔ Moseka moto mɔkɔ mpenza Mungita Musa mwana naino nani ndako ndenge ndɛ Nkǝkǝ nkisi noun class noun prefix nsima ntɔngɔ nyama object Oyei ozali person plural Poso Posɔ Pɔsɔ pronoun Pulusu reflexive pronoun roots Sika sikawa subject noun subject prefix suffix sukulu tata tense-aspect Transformation Drills Tshiluba verb verbal extensions vowels wana wapi yango Zaire zando zomi