Lingala
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Language Information
Lingala is the main lingua franca of northern Zaire, spoken (usually as a second language) by as many as 15 million people. There are also about one million speakers in neighboring Congo. Lingala is another of the Bantu languages.
Lingala is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Lingala Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Lingala
Bato nyonso na mbotama bazali nzomi pe bakokani na limemya pe makoki. Bazali na mayele pe basengeli kofanda na bondeko okati na bango.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights