translation / dictionary Lingala - English

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

a- conjugation prefix

third person singular

he, she

note : e- for objects/animals

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

na- conjugation prefix

first person singular

I

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

nazo- = nazali ko- : conjugation prefix

first person singular - continuous

'I am doing it at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

ozo- = ozali ko- : conjugation prefix

second person - singular - continuous

'you are doing it at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

azo- = azali ko- : conjugation prefix

third person - singular - continuous

'he is doing it at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

tozo- = tozali ko- : conjugation prefix

first person - plural - continuous

'we are doing it at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

bozo- = bozali ko- : conjugation prefix

second person - plural - continuous

'you (plural) are doing it at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

bazo- = bazali ko- : conjugation prefix

third person - plural - continuous

'they are doing it at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

ezo- = ezali ko- : conjugation prefix

third person - objects - singular & plural - continuous

'it is going on at the moment'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

nako- : conjugation prefix

first person singular - future tense

'I'm going to do it' / 'I'll do it'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

oko- : conjugation prefix

second person singular - future tense

'you are going to do it' / 'you will do it'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

ako- : conjugation prefix

third person singular - future tense

'he is going to do it' / 'he will do it'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

toko- : conjugation prefix

first person plural - future tense

'we are going to do it' / 'we will do it'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

boko- : conjugation prefix

second person plural - future tense

'you (plural) are going to do it' / 'you (plural) will do it'

you should connect the prefix to the verb / noun
e.g. : nalingi, kotanga, bazali, bandeko, nakozonga,...
not "nako zonga" or "nazo zela"

bako- : conjugation prefix

third person plural - future tense

'they are going to do it' / 'they will do it' (also impersonal)