lingala
Portuguese, noun/lĩˈɡa.lɐ/
lingala is spelled L-I-N-G-A-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written Portuguese, the 156,173rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lingala is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Lingala (Bantu language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “uma das grandes línguas bantus, falada como idioma materno na região noroeste da República Democrática do…”.
What does lingala mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineLingala (Bantu language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. uma das grandes línguas bantus, falada como idioma materno na região noroeste da República Democrática do Congo e uma grande parte da República do Congo; além disso, serve como língua franca na região
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce lingala?
- Brazil /lĩˈɡa.lɐ/
- Portugal /lĩˈɡa.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is lingala in Portuguese?
lingala appears about once in every 29 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).