mbala

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Lingala

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Pronunciation

Noun

mbala class 9 (plural mbala class 10, colloquial plural bambala class 2)

  1. time, turn
    • 2023 September 19, Eddy Isango, “Wuta New York”, in Voice of America Lingala‎:
      Tshisekedi asakoli ete akozala na maponami mpo bokonzi ya mbala ya mibale
      Tshisekedi has announced that he will run for a second term (literally: for the second time as leader) in the elections

Mono (Congo)

Noun

mbala

  1. elephant

References

  • Kenneth Olson (2009) “Mono digital wordlist: Presentation form”, in Linguistic Discovery‎, volume 7, number 1, archived from the original on 23 April 2023, pages 131–141

Teke-Tyee

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

mbala (plural bambala)

  1. genet
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