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Aquilina Mawadza Yeno Matuka

Lingala English / English Lingala Dictionary & Phrasebook

Aquilina Mawadza,  Yeno Matuka

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Lingala
Hippocrene
07 February 2017
Bilingual & multilingual dictionaries; Language self-study texts; Languages & ESL; Lingala - Bilingual Dictionary; Lingala - Phrase Books
Lingala (a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family) is spoken by approximately 10 million people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Angola. It originated in the Equatorial Region of the DRC, but as the official language of the Army, it became the major language of the Capital city, Kinshasa. Lingala is considered one of the national languages of the DRC. Lingala spread during the colonial era, when Lingala-speaking soldiers were posted in barracks across the country, and also when Rumba music singers used Lingala for their compositions. This dictionary uses the simplified Lingala dialect, also known as Lingala facile. It is mostly a spoken language. This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to central Africa with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Includes 4,000 dictionary entries, phonetics that are intuitive for English speakers, essential phrases for travel and business, and a concise grammar and pronunciation section.
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Imprint:   Hippocrene
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 177mm,  Width: 101mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   171g
ISBN:   9780781813563
ISBN 10:   0781813565
Pages:   256
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Aquilina Mawadza is a lecturer in the Department of African languages and Literature at the University of Zimbabwe. She obtained a master's degree in linguistics form the University of Florida, Gainesville, where she taught Shona for two years.

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