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Lingala
Noun
mpongo
- edible lutefish (Citharinus sp.)
References
- Kawata Ashem Tem (2004) Bagó ya lingála mambí ma lokóta (in French), Paris: Editions Karthala, →ISBN, page 202
Mongo
Etymology
cf. Lingala mpɔ́ngɔ (“animal fat”)
Pronunciation
Noun
mpongo
- fat, grease
- mpongo ya nsombo ― lard
References
- Hulstaert, G. (1965) Grammaire du lɔmɔ́ngɔ, II: la morphologie (Annales du MRAC (Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale), sciences humaines, 57) (in French), Tervuren: Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (MRAC), page 173