nsinga

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Kituba

Noun

nsinga

  1. rope

Kongo

Noun

ǹsìnga

  1. twine, twisted cord, string
  2. rope
  3. liana, creeper

Further reading

  • Laman, K. E. (1936) “ǹsìnga”, in Dictionnaire kikongo-français avec une étude phonétique décrivant les dialectes les plus importants de la langue dite kikongo (Mémoires de l'Institut Royal colonial Belge: Section des sciences morales et politiques: Collection in-8o, Mémoires / Institut Royal Colonial Belge, Section des Sciences Techniques : Collection in-8)‎ (in French), Bruxelles: Institut Royal colonial Belge, page 767

Yombe

nsinga (Piptadeniastrum africanum)

Alternative forms

Noun

ǹsìnga (class mu-mi)

  1. a leguminous tree, Piptadeniastrum africanum (syn. Piptadenia africana)

References

  1. ^ Bouquet, Armand (1969) Féticheurs et médecines traditionnelles du Congo (Brazzaville) (Mémoires O.R.S.T.O.M. ; 36)‎ (in French), Paris: O.R.S.T.O.M., page 166

Further reading

  • Laman, K. E. (1936) “ǹsìnga”, in Dictionnaire kikongo-français avec une étude phonétique décrivant les dialectes les plus importants de la langue dite kikongo (Mémoires de l'Institut Royal colonial Belge: Section des sciences morales et politiques: Collection in-8o, Mémoires / Institut Royal Colonial Belge, Section des Sciences Techniques : Collection in-8)‎ (in French), Bruxelles: Institut Royal colonial Belge, page 767