mbala

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Lingala[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbala class 9 (plural mbala class 10, colloquial plural bambala class 2)

  1. time, turn
    • 2023 September 19, Eddy Isango, “Wuta New York”, in Voice of America Lingala‎[1]:
      Tshisekedi asakoli ete akozala na maponami mpo bokonzi ya mbala ya mibale
      Tshisekedi has announced that he will run for a second term (literally: for the second time as leader) in the elections

Mono (Congo)[edit]

Noun[edit]

mbala

  1. elephant

References[edit]

  • Kenneth Olson (2009) “Mono digital wordlist: Presentation form”, in Linguistic Discovery‎[2], volume 7, number 1, archived from the original on 23 April 2023, pages 131–141

Teke-Tyee[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun[edit]

mbala (plural bambala)

  1. genet
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