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Lingala

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Lin·ga·la  (lng-gäl)
n.
A creole based on Bantu, widely spoken as a lingua franca in Congo (formerly Zaire).

[Lingala.]


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Saint Peter's Basilica swelled to the strains of a hymn in the Congolese language Lingala, while prayers were also said in Swahili, Portuguese, Amharic, Hausa, Kikongo and Arabic to start the synod, which will run through October 25.
President Nguesso declared his candidature in three languages: "A/a ko Ndima zala candidate" he told the cheering crowd in Lingala, "Mu me Ndima ku vanda candidate" (in Kikongo) and finally in French.
Congolese drummers pounded out a beat while ceramic-making from Iraq, the culture of Zimbabwe and learning Swahili and Lingala were among the other opportunities available.
 
 
 
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