dictionary / translation Lingala - English [tata kulutu]

tata, pl. batata (class 1a/2 : - / ba-)

dad, father, man, Mr.

see also : papá, tata-leki, tata-koko

tags :

family

23 examples (bandakisa ntúkú míbalé na mísáto) ...

tata mosusu abimi libanda.: another man came out.
Tata azali na libanda. Benga ye.: Dad is outside. Call him.
tata kulutu: paternal uncle (older than Dad)
tata koko: grandfather
tata mwasi: paternal aunt
tata leki: paternal uncle (younger than Dad)
tata mobokoli: foster father, foster father
nayebi tata oyo, kasi nayebi tata wana te.: I know what this dad, but I do not know what dad then.
kati ya tata na mama na yo, nani asalaka ?: Between your father and your mother, who works ?
Tata na Ida, kombo na ye Théo.: Ida's father, his name is Theo.
tata na ye akufaki liwa ya mbalakaka.: his father died an unforeseen death
bomoyi ebandaka ntango liki ya mama ekutani na momboto ya tata.: Life begins when the egg of the mother meets with the sperm of the father.
tata, mama, ndeko, tofuta mpaku ya mabele, po totonga ville ya kinshasa: papa, mama, cousin, let's pay the ground tax, so that we build the city of Kinshasa
mama ya batisimo / mama wa batisimo / mama mobatisi. tata ya batisimo / tata wa batisimo / tata mobatisi.: godmother. godfather.
tata wa biso: Our Father (prayer)
kolia biloko ya tata na yo te. lia biloko mosusu: Don't eat your father's food. Eat something else.
kende kosomba mapa pona tata na yo: Go buy bread for your father
tata na yo azoya lelo kotala yo: Your father comes to see you today.
tata naza na posa ya mbongo po nasomba bilamba: Father, I need money to buy clothes.
kokoma na ndako te. leka mbala moko epayi ya tata na yo.: Don't arrive home. Pass at your dad's place for once.
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.
tata na ngai pe asombi motuka: My dad too bought a car.
mutu na ye ekokani na oyo ya tata na ye: His head ressembles the one of his father.

nkulútu, pl. bankulutu (class 1a/2 : - / ba-)sonorous consonant
kulútu
nkolóto, pl. bankoloto (class 1a/2 : - / ba-)

elder, old

boss
owner

see also : mama-kulutu

tags :

family

5 examples (bandakisa mítáno) ...

mama kulutu: maternal aunt (older than Mom, Mom's older sister)
tata kulutu: paternal uncle (older than Dad)
mama kulutu na biso azalaka baba.: My maternal great-aunt is deaf-mute.
maman nkulutu na biso azobela makasi: The big sister of my mother is very sick.
papa nkulutu na biso azalaka mutema mabe: The big brother of my mother is wicked.

Article : consonants

In Lingala, sometimes you hear "nsoso" and sometimes you hear "soso". You might get the impression that
it would be free to choose wether to use the first letter m or n when the word starts with two consonants,
but in reality there is a precise rule for it :

In lingala, the first letter m or n may be ommitted for words that start with mp, nt, ns or nk.
(The voiced consonants - FR: Les consonnes sonores)

NK
nkama / kama	cent
nkingo / kingo	cou
nkisi / kisi	médicament
nkulutu / kulutu	aîné
nkoba / koba	tortue

MP
mpinzoli / pinzoli	larme
mpo / po	pour
mpamba / pamba	nul
mpuku / puku	souris
mpongi / pongi	sommeil

NS
nse / se	dessous
nsoso / soso	poulet
nsambo / sambo	sept
nsango / sango	information
nsinga / singa	fil

NT
ntina / tina	importance
ntolo / tolo	torse
ntalo / talo	valeur
ntango / tango	temps
ntaba / taba	chèvre

In all other cases, the first letter is mandatory.
(The unvoiced consonants - FR: Les consonnes sourdes)

NG
nguya	pouvoir
ngai	moi
nganda	bar
nguba	arachide
ngulu	cochon

MB
mboka	village
mbeli	couteau
mbetu	lit
mbila	palmier
mbisi	poisson

ND
ndako	maison
ndeko	cousin
ndakisa	exemple
ndumba	prostituée
ndunda	légume

NZ
nzoto	corps
nzete	arbre, baton
nzela	chemin
nzungu	marmite
nzala	faim

NY
nyei	excrément
nyoso	rien
nyoka	serpent
nyama	animal
nyongo	dette

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