Lingala edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gìdá, from Proto-Bantu *gìd, whence Lingala kila.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ma˩.ˈki˩.la˥/

Noun edit

makilá class 6

  1. blood
    ngai na ye tozali makila moko
    I am one family with her.
    (literally, “I and she are one blood.”)
  2. life

Derived terms edit