dictionary / translation Lingala - English [muana musala]

mwana, pl. bana (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons) exception - special form )
moana, pl. bana (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons) exception - special form )
muana, pl. bana (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons) exception - special form )

child

pl. bana - bana - bana
comes from mwana = mo-ana --> pl. ba-ana = bana (class 1/2)

mupepe ya sika pona bana funa
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AS Vita Club - bana mbongo
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tozoluka muana musala
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muana mboka
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muana mboka
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muana lokoso
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muana na kati ya kitunga
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derived words : bomwána, bomuana

see also : muana-mboka

tags :

family

84 examples (bandakisa ntúkú mwámbe na mínei) ...

mwana mboka: citizen
mwana etinda: domestic, compliant child, obedient child
mwana ya etike: orphan
mwana popi: doll
mwana mosala: maid, servant
mwana somi: legitimate child, citizen (law)
mwana suka: benjamin, last child of a sibling
mwana nkazi: nephew, niece
mwana mwasi: daughter
mwana mobali: boy
bana mapasa: twins, twins
mama nioso ( mama na mama ) amema mwana na ye.: that every mom (mom after mom) carries her child.
bamama nioso bamema bana na bango.: that all mothers bear their children.
mwana na mwana, bendana !: that each child leaves !
tala boni bana Jacob azuaki mpe lolenge boni azuaki bango: see how many children Jacob got and also in what way he got them
mbwa aswi mwana.: The dog has bitten the child.
mwana maki: eggseller
Djo ayebaki ete kosopa zemi ezali lisumu monene, kasi makango na ye azwaki zemi, mpe Djo azalaki na likoki te ya kobala mpe kobokola mwana.: Djo knew that having an abortion is a great sin, but his fiancée got pregnant and Djo did not have the means to get married and raise a child.
mwana azui zemi ya papa: the child got pregnant from a daddy
mwana mwasi amibomi likolo ya 440.000 FC ... kokamwa !!!: a young girl committed suicide because of 440.000 FC ... be amazed !!!
milinga ya shimbok ebebisaka ADN ya mwana: the sigarette smoke damages the child's DNA
muana alie nzungu mobimba ya badi: The child ate the entire kettle of fufu
mwana angulumi: the child is crawling on all fours.
bana bakoki kotanga malamu te likolo ya makelele ya wenze mpe solo ya fulu source: Espérance-François Ngayibata Bulayumi, Mosuni: The children couldn't study well because off the noise of the small market and the smell of the dump.
bana bavandaki na mabele mpo na bakiti ezalaki te. source: Espérance-François Ngayibata Bulayumi, Mosuni: The children sat on the ground because there were no chairs.
kokola ya mwana ebandaka na mino © Adolphe: The growth of a child starts with the theeth
naza na bana misato: mwasi moko na mibali mibale: I have three children: One girl and two boys
nalingi ozala mama ya bana na nga: I want you to be the mother of my children
kopesa ye mbongo mingi te, aza nanu mwana muke: Don't give him much money, it's still a little child
wana mwana na ngai ya mwasi: The one there is my daughter.
awa nde nazalaki kofanda tango nazalali mwana muke: It's here that I lived when I was a little child
kobeta bana te. lobela bango malembe: Don't hit the children. Talk calmly to them.
boni bana na yo ? bazali malamu ?: How are your children doing ? Are they doing well ?
biso na bino, tozali bana ya tata moko na mama moko: we and you, we are children of the same father and the same mother.
kotika bana bango moko te: Don't leave the children alone.
kotika ngai te, Yawe, nazali mwana na yo: Don't leave me, Lord, I'm your child.
nalingaka bana oyo bazalaka boye te: I don't like children who are like that.
mwana na ngai, nabatelaka ye lokola liki.: My child, I protect him like an egg.
etumba na ngai ezali ke bana na ngai balonga na bomoyi: My struggle is that my children may be successful in life.
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 ?
aza nanu mwana muke. azomela likaya na mbula na ye.: He's still a small kid. He smokes sigarets at his age.
na ndako oyo mokonzi azali te. biso nioso tozali bana.: In this house there's no chief. We are all children.
muana oyo azuakate na kelasi.: That kid is a failure in class.
mwana oyo akobotola yo bisikiti: That kid will grab your cookie.
ndeko na ngai ya mwasi alingi kobota bana zomi: my sister wants to beare 10 children
ebongi obima na mwana na yo po azua mopepe: You should step out with your child so he can take some aire.
nasombi mapa misato pona bana balia: I bought three loaves of bread for the the children to eat.
mwana na yo ya mobali aza kosuba na mbetu mingi: Your son pees in bed a lot.
mwana mwasi oyo azalaka monene pe molayi.: That girl is big and tall.
mwana oyo azalaka mutu monene penza: That kid has really a big head.
napekisi yo kotinda mwana na ngai: Ik prohibit you to send my child.
Nazokende na mwana na ngai na lopitalo. Azobela.: I'm going with my kid to the hospital. He's sick.
Mwana ebongi amela miliki pona akola malamu.: A child must drink milk to grow well.
nioka moko aswe mwana oyo: There's a snake that bit that kid.
pona nini oza kokumba mwana na yo na mukongo ?: Why do you carry your child on your back ?
oza na bana mwambe na bakoko mibale.: You have 8 children and 2 grandchildren.
muana muasi oyo azofiba makata kitoko: warning - sensible content
bakobotola ye bana na ye: They will take her kids away from her.
aza kaka mwana muke. Kopesa ye bazoka te.: He's only a small child. Don't give him chewing gum.
kopesa mwana na ngai bokono te.: Don't give a disease to my child.
mwana na yo aza na bokono ya mpongi.: Your child has the sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis).
akomi kombo ya mwana na ye na buku ya lopango.: He wrote the name of his child in the plot book (property deed).
Okoki kobeta ye te. Azali mwana mwasi: You may not beat her. She's a girl.
Nakobeta yo lokola mwana na ngai.: I will beat you like my child.
Mwana na yo ya liboso, osundola ye.: Your first child, you abandonned him.
mwasi na ngai aboti likaku na esika ya mwana.: My wife gave birth to an ape instead of a child.
ngai nalingaka kobota bana mibale kaka: Me, I want to give birth to just two children.
nalingi ke eloko te ekomela mwana na ngai.: I don't want anything to happen to my child.
yebisa bana wana batinda mbongo.: Let those children there know they should send money.
Osundola mwasi na yo na bana kaka boye.: You abandonned your wife and the children just like that.
Bana na yo bazalaka mitungisi te penza.: Your children are really no disturbance
Msundoli ngai na bana.: He abandonned me with the children.
Mwana na bino alingi kotanga mingi: Your child wants to study much.
mwana vernis: Young guy who does manicure, pedicure and nail care (they pass in the street and you can call them)
Mwana oyo libota naye basundola ye po akoma bulawayo.: That child, her family abandoned her because she became a prostitute.
mayele ezalaka pe kokanisa lobi ya bana.: It's also smart to think about the future of the children.
madesu ma bana: tip (as in tipping the waiter)
Yezu Kristu. Moana Yezu.: Jesus Christ. Baby Jesus.
mwana ina mwana vernis: kid that does nail care service, applies nail polish (in the street or at home)
tozali koluka muana musala. Azala moyibi te, ndoki te, ndumba te.: We are looking for a domestic aid. May it not be a thief, not a sorcerer, not a whore.
eza muana muasi to mobali ?: Is it a girl or a boy ?
muana moke amelaka likaya te: a small child doesn't smoke a sigaret
muana noko: nephew

mosálá, pl. misala (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)
musala, pl. misala (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)Kinshasa version

work, occupation

bolingo, mibeko, misala
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tozoluka muana musala
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bosembo - boboto - mosala
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19 examples (bandakisa zómi na libwá) ...

luka mosala: look for work
mwana mosala: maid, servant
akei nanu na zando, (na) sima akokende mosala.: he goes already to the market, afterwards he will go to work.
akei liboso na zando, (na) sima akokende mosala.: firstly he goes to the market, afterwards he will go to work.
Mosala na zolo ezali koyoka solo na kopema.: The work of the nose is to smell odors and to breathe.
mokolo ya bopemi. mokolo ya mosala.: day off (holiday). workday.
bosembo - boboto - mosala: justice - peace - work (national motto of the DRC)
Namoni ozangi eloko ya kosala. Luka ata mosala ko ! kaka koyungana boye...: I see that you lack something to do. Look even for a job, come on ! just wandering like that...
kaka ngai nde nazosala misala nioso ya ndako: There's only me who does the all the chores of the house .
oza koluka mosala nini, mama ?: What job a are you looking for, mama ?
leki na yo oyo ya mwasi alingaka musala te.: Your little sister doesn't like the work.
nakodefa mbongo na musala: I will borrow money at work.
Mosala wana ya kindumba ezali malamu te na miso ya Nzambe.: The work of prostitution is not good in the eyes of God.
ezali pamba te naza na mosala te: It's because I have no work.
Tango naza kosala mosala nalingaka moto atungisa ngai te.: When I'm working, I don't like someone disturbing me.
koba mosala !: continue the work !
moninga ya mosala: work colleague
tozali koluka muana musala. Azala moyibi te, ndoki te, ndumba te.: We are looking for a domestic aid. May it not be a thief, not a sorcerer, not a whore.
Ngonga nini okokende na musala. ngonga ya zomi na mwambe.: What time will you go yo work ? 6 (18) o'clock.

mosala / occupation
nasalaka te	I don't work / unemployed
mosala ya maboko	manuel labour / labourer
mosala ya leta / kalaka	public servant / office work
moto ya mombongo	business man/woman
mokambi na compagnie	corporate management

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