dictionary / translation Lingala

lokutá (class 11 : lo-)
lokutá, pl. balokuta (class 9/2 : - / ba-)

lie
untruthfulness
deceit

see also : wáya

7 examples (bandakisa nsambo) ...

biso toza koyoka malili na elanga na biso ya lokuta.: We, we are feeling cold with our false dry season.
Lokuta ebomaka bolingo: untruthfulness kills friendship
Eza ya solo ? - Te, eza lokuta !: Is it true ? - No, it's a lie !
basi oyo bazopanza basango ya lokuta: Those girls are spreading lies
Monoko ya mobange, elumbaka solo, kasi elobaka makambo ya lokuta te. soki okimi solo wana, okoyeba makambo te. Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): The mouth of the elderly, it smells foul, but doesn't tell lies. If you avoid this smell, you will not know the affairs.
mwana mwasi oyo azali lokuta monene: That girl is a big liar.
pona nini mwana na yo azalaka lokuta boye: Why is your child a liar like that ?

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