dictionary / translation Lingala

likáyá, pl. makaya (class 5/6 : li- / ma- (parts of body, fauna, flora,...))

scientific name : nicotiana tabacum

tobacco

cigarette

see also : tumbáko

synonymes : shimbók

8 examples (bandakisa mwámbe) ...

komela likaya.: To smoke (to take tobaco)
Natiki komela likaya banda lelo.: I abandon smoking from today on.
omelaka makaya boni na mokolo ?: How many cigarettes do you smoke a day ?
muana moke amelaka likaya te: a small child doesn't smoke a sigaret
momeli likaya: a smoker
komela likaya ezali malamu te: It's not good to smoke sigarets.
aza nanu mwana muke. azomela likaya na mbula na ye.: He's still a small kid. He smokes sigarets at his age.
pesa ngai alimeti napelisa likaya.: Give me a match so I can light the cigarette.

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