dictionary / translation Lingala

plural of "esi"

esi, pl. bisi (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)
esíí, pl. bisii (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)

already
far
time: "far from now", "a long time ago" (verb in the past), "in a long time" (verb in the future), "late", "a long time"
space: "far from here", "a great distance"

Oyo ekomama esi ekomama
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1 example (ndakisa mókó) ...

Oyo ekomama esi ekomama: What is written, is already written

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

bus

bis ya transco
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bis
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bis
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tags :

transport

3 examples (bandakisa mísáto) ...

amati bisi po na kokende na zando.: He took the bus to the market.
Bis oyo ekolongwa ntango nini ?: What time does that bus leave ?
po na kozwa bis okoki kosomba tiké po na mokolo moko, sanza moko to mbula mobimba.: To take the bus, you can buy a ticket for one day, one month or a whole year.

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