dictionary / translation Lingala

kopela, regular construction (root : pel) (class 15 : ko- (verbs))

to ignite, to inflame, to flare
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle

kopelisa
to light

pelisa ngwasuma
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ata ezui mayi ekopela kaka
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pelisa ngwasuma
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pelisa ngwasuma
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derived words : bopela, bompela, epelelo, epelisi

6 examples (bandakisa motóbá) ...

pelisa mwinda: turn on the light
pelisa mwinda. molili eza makasi awa: Turn on the light. It's very dark in here.
moto eza kopela makasi penza.: The fire is starting very heavily.
pona nini oza kopela boye ? likambo eza te !: Why are you getting ignited like that ? There's no problem !
pesa ngai alimeti napelisa likaya.: Give me a match so I can light the cigarette.
pelisa babuzi: Light the candles

mpela, pl. bampela (class 9/10 (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural invariable from context (or informal/modern ba-))sonorous consonant
pela, pl. bapela (class 9a/10a (2) : - / - (ba-) : plural from context (or informal/modern ba-), not with n-/m-)
pela, pl. bapela (class 9/2 : - / ba-) (informal plural)
mpela, pl. bampela (class 9/2 : - / ba-) (informal plural)sonorous consonant

Haleine, respiration, souffle
(rain) season, year
Augmentation (of the waterlevel)
epidemic

way/manner (voir lolenge)

tags :

health & sickness

2 examples (bandakisa míbalé) ...

na likolo pela moko awa na nse moko te akokani na yo na nguya na kembo yo 'za nzambe: in heaven as here down below there is no one that ressembles you in power and glory, you are God
pela moko / pelamokoProverb/expression (don't translate litteraly): the same way as..., like..., according to...

Article : dates

times/dates

The days of the week
1	monday	mokolo ya liboso / mokolo ya yambo
2	tuesday	mokolo ya mibale
3	wednesday	mokolo ya misato
4	thursday	mokolo ya minei
5	friday	mokolo ya mitano
6	saturday	mokolo ya póso / mokolo ya saba / mokolo wa kombo
7	sunday	mokolo ya eyenga / mokolo ya lomingo

The months
1	januari	sanza ya liboso / yambo
2	februari	sanza ya mibale
3	march	sanza ya misato
4	april	sanza ya minei
5	mai	sanza ya mitano
6	june	sanza ya motoba	yuni
7	july	sanza ya sambo	yuli
8	august	sanza ya moambe
9	september	sanza ya libwa
10	october	sanza ya zomi
11	november	sanza ya zomi na mókó
12	december	sanza ya zomi na mibalé

jaar
year 2013	mobu mwa nkóto míbalé na zómi na mísáto mobu ya 2013

Misc
day	mokolo
week	mpóso
month	sanza
year	mobu/mbula/mpela
evening	mpokwa
night	butu
noon	nzanga
morning	ntongo
today	lelo
yesterday	lobi (eleki)
tomorrow	lobi (ekoya)

In Congo, close to the equator, there are not 4, but 2 seasons.

The seasons
dry season	tángo ya elanga
rain season	tángo ya mbúla

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