dictionary / translation Lingala

bale, form of a verb

irregular form !
infinitive : kolia
time : (ezalisi) simple present (I work, I dance,...) or present perfect (I have worked, I have danced,...) (-i)
person : third person plural (they)

kolia, irregular form ! (racine : le) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
kolya, regular construction (root : ly) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
koliya, regular construction (root : liy) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to eat

Toliaka fufu na fourchette te !!!
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derived words : bilei, bilê, bilia

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irregular

44 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mínei na mínei) ...

kolia mbanga: to kiss (to eat the jaws)
nasombi biloko ya kolia na wenze.: I bought something to eat at the market.
moto ya liboma aliaka na fulu: the mad man eats from the trash
Pilipili ya elanga ya yo, moto mosusu akolia yango. Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): The pepper of your field, someone else will eat it.
lia nga mbebo.: kiss me. (eat me the lips)
mbwa moto alie tomson na yo.: It's the dog who ate your tomson.
muana alie nzungu mobimba ya badi: The child ate the entire kettle of fufu
mbinzo ezali malamu mpo na koliya.: The caterpillar is good to eat.
nakei na kinkole koliya maboke ya mbisi ya mayi: I go to Kinkole to eat papillottes of fresh fish.
opesi ngai biloko ya kolia mingi: You gave me a lot of things to eat
kolia biloko ya tata na yo te. lia biloko mosusu: Don't eat your father's food. Eat something else.
kolia mingi te. tozokende lisano. okolia kuna: Don't each much. We are going to the party. You will eat there.
nani alie biloko na ngai oyo natikaki ?: Who ate my food that I had left ?
nalingaka kolia lipa na tongo te: I don't like to eat bread in the morning.
kolia biloko ya sukali mingi te eza malamu te pona mino: Don't eat too much sweet things. It's not good for your teeth.
nazolia nyama ya ngombe: I'm eating cow meat.
naliaka nyama ya ngulu te: I don't eat porc meat.
nazolia bisikiti ya kitoko: I'm eating a tasty cookie.
nazozela supu na ngai ebela po nalia: I'm waiting for my soup to be ready for me to eat.
ye alingaka mingi kolia mikate: He loves to eat fritters very much.
nazolia kimpiatu.: I'm eating caterpillars.
lia biloko wana nioso. kobuaka eloko te.: Eat all that food. Don't throw anything away.
pona nini olingaka kobuaka biloko ya kolia boye. eza malamu te.: Why do you love to throw away food like that ? It's not good.
pesa mbwa na ngai mikuwa wana. alia.: Give those bones to my dog. That he eats.
yela ngai mwa ndambo ya loso po nalia: Bring me a small portion of rice so that I eat.
nasombi mapa misato pona bana balia: I bought three loaves of bread for the the children to eat.
nalie biloko nyonso oyo etikalaki.: I ate all the food that was left.
Nazolamba loso pona tolia.: I'm preparing rice so that we eat.
Yaka totanda mesa bato balia: Come let's set the table so people can eat.
pona nini mikolo oyo oza kolia kaka madesu ?: Why all you do these days is eat beans ?
pona nini mibali baliaka likasu ?: Why do men eat cola nuts ?
soki napesi yo mbongo wana, ngai, nakolia ndenge nini ?: If I give you that money, me, how will I eat ?
Alie soso tii abuki mikuwa.: She ate the chicken up to breaking the bones.
banda mikolo mibale azolia te.: Since two days she's not eating.
bapesi ngai eloko ya kolia te.: They haven't given me anything to eat.
papa ya baluba balingaka koliya mingimingi bitoto.: Baluba men love eating bitoto very much.
Nalembi koliya bazoka oyo po epesi nga mbanga pasi: I'm tired of eating this chewing gum, cause it makes my jaw hurt.
na pokwa tokolia makayabo: In the evening we will eat salty fish.
lobi toliaki bongo ya makako: Yesterday we ate monkey brain.
nalingi kolya soso na loso: I want to eat chicken and rice.
ntango wana, tolyaka kaka madesu na mayi: at that time (in those days), we only ate beans with water.
na ntongo nalyaka mapa na maki: in the morning, I eat bread with eggs.
Kolya makemba ya mobesu te.: don't eat bananas that are not ripe.
Nakamwaki balyaka nyama ya nyoka.: I was surprised that they eat the flesh of a snake.

balé, pl. babale (class 9a/10a (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural from context (or informal/modern ba-), not with n-/m-)

ball

bullet of gun

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loan word: french

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

nabetaka bale. / kobeta ndembo.: I play football. (I hit the ball (habit)) / To play with a ball.
Benteke abeti bale, kasi ekoti te: Benteke kicked the ball, but it didn't go in

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