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congo rdc
Sentence :

elanga
elanga, form of a verb
kolánga, regular construction (root : lang) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))
to get drunk
derived words : bolángá
see also : kolangwa, kolangwe
elanga, pl. bilanga (class 7/8 : e- / bi-)
garden, meadow, plantation
what is planted
dry season, low water, years
item 4 examples (bandakisa mínei) ...
biso toza koyoka malili na elanga na biso ya lokuta.
We, we are feeling cold with our false dry season.
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.
bilanga nsambo, ngombe mafuta Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly) © gen 41
after 7 years, the fat cows (after suffering, the payback)
elanga ya vino
vineyard
item Article : dates
times/dates

The days of the week
1mondaymokolo ya liboso / mokolo ya yambo
2tuesdaymokolo ya mibale
3wednesdaymokolo ya misato
4thursdaymokolo ya minei
5fridaymokolo ya mitano
6saturdaymokolo ya póso / mokolo ya saba / mokolo wa kombo
7sundaymokolo ya eyenga / mokolo ya lomingo


The months
1januarisanza ya liboso / yambo
2februarisanza ya mibale
3marchsanza ya misato
4aprilsanza ya minei
5maisanza ya mitano
6junesanza ya motobayuni
7julysanza ya samboyuli
8augustsanza ya moambe
9septembersanza ya libwa
10octobersanza ya zomi
11novembersanza ya zomi na mókó
12decembersanza ya zomi na mibalé


jaar
year 2013 mobu mwa nkóto míbalé na zómi na mísáto

mobu ya 2013


Misc
daymokolo
weekmpóso
monthsanza
yearmobu/mbula/mpela
eveningmpokwa
nightbutu
noonnzanga
morningntongo
todaylelo
yesterdaylobi (eleki)
tomorrowlobi (ekoya)

In Congo, close to the equator, there are not 4, but 2 seasons.

The seasons
dry seasontángo ya elanga
rain seasontángo ya mbúla
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