dictionary / translation Lingala

mwindu
moíndo, pl. baindo (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))
moyindo, pl. bayindo (class 1/2 : mo- (mu-) / ba- (persons))
muindu
mwíndo
moyindo, pl. miyindo (class 3/4 : mo- (mu-) / mi- : objects)

black

mobali ya mundele na basi ya mwindu
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Azalaka na miso muindu
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mobikisi ya bayindo pe mobongisi ya mokili
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derived from : koínda, koyinda

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6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

naleki yo na mwindu. yo oleki ye kuna na molayi: I'm more black then you. You are taller than him there.
alati bilamba ya pembe na ya mwindu: She wears white and black clothes.
Azali mutu moyindo neti ngai.: He's a black man like me.
mutu moyindo na mutu mondele bazali batu oyo Nzambe akeli.: The black man and the white man are persons that God created.
azalaka na miso muindu.: She has black eyes.
bantaba mibale wana ! moko ntaba ya pembe, mosusu ntaba ya moyindo: There are two goats there. One goat wite, another goat black

Article : colors

langi moindo (dark colors)

moindo
black

longondo
purple

bozinga, bulé
dark blue

langi ya sokola
chocolate brown

langi ya mpondu
green

langi motane (light colors)

bondobo, motane soo
yellow

langi ya malala
orange

roze
pink

ngola, motane ngbaa
red

maron
maron

langi ya mapata
light blue

langi lisusu (other colors)

mpembe
white

mbwe
grey

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