dictionary / translation Lingala - English [ntongontongo]

ntóngó, pl. bantongo (class 9/10 (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural invariable from context (or informal/modern ba-))sonorous consonant
tóngó

morning

ntongontongo / tongotongo
early in the morning

10 examples (bandakisa zómi) ...

na ntongo nalyaka mapa na maki: in the morning, I eat bread with eggs.
Ozali kitoko lokola moyi ya ntongo.: You are beautiful like the sun in the morning.
na ntongo penza. eleko ya mokolo: (very) early in the morning. during the day.
na ntongo oyo mama akeyi na zando asomba mapa: This morning mama went to the market to buy bread.
boni lelo oye tongo boye ? likambo ?: How come you came so early ? Is there a problem ?
nalingaka kolia lipa na tongo te: I don't like to eat bread in the morning.
lobi nakobanda na tongo: Tomorrow I will start in the morning.
na ntongo tolingaka matoko na biso.: in the morning we usually roll up our mats.
tongo etani Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): the day has started (the morning became clear)
tongo etana, butu eyinda,... Proverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): whether it's day or night,...

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