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Talking about your family (Libota) in Lingala

The Family	Libota
Mother	Mama
Father	1) Papa 2) Tata
Parents	Baboti
Sister	1) Leki ya mwasi (Younger sister) 2) Yaya ya mwasi (Older sister)
Brother	1) Leki ya mobali (Younger brother) 2) Yaya ya mobali (Older brother)
Son	Mwana ya mobali
Daugther	Mwana ya mwasi
Husband	Mosungi
Wife	Mwasi Mosungi
Aunt	1) Tata mwasi (Paternal Aunt) 2) Mama kulutu (Elder Maternal Aunt) 3) Mama leki (Younger Maternal Aunt)
Uncle	1) Noko (Maternal Uncle) 2) Papa kulutu (Elder Paternal Uncle) 3) Papa leki (Younger Paternal Uncle)
Grandmother	Koko ya mwasi
Grandfather	Koko ya mobali

How to talk about your family with examples in the plural case

My children	Bana na ngai
His parents	Baboti na ye
Your wives	Basi na yo
The women here do not speak French	1) Mwasi ya awa balobaka Français te 2) Mwasi ya awa bayebi Français te

How to talk about your family with examples in the singular case

My wife is at the farm	Mwasi na ngai azali na bilanga
Your husband speaks too much	Mobali na yo alobaka mingi
The uncle of the neighbour has a lot of girlfriends	Noko ya voisin azali na ba makango ebele
Our daughter is cooking Fufu	Mwana na biso ya mwasi azali kolamba Fufu

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