Nature & Outdoors

1. Nalingi komona nkosi

   I want to see a lion

   Usage

   At a reserve; nkosi is lion.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Nkosi is lion in the Bible (121 hits), the dictionary and a wiki entry.

2. Nalingi komona nzoku

   I want to see an elephant

   Usage

   When you want to see animals.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Nzoku is elephant in the dictionary and ln.wikipedia.

3. Nkombo ya ebale oyo ezali nini?

   What is the name of this river?

   Usage

   Asks the name of a river; ebale is river.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Modelled on Nkombo na yo nani? (what is your name); nkombo ya X ezali nini? asks the name of X.

4. Nkombo ya ngomba oyo ezali nini?

   What is the name of this mountain?

   Usage

   Asks the name of a mountain or hill.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Ngomba is mountain in the Bible and wiki.

5. Nkombo ya etima oyo ezali nini?

   What is the name of this lake?

   Usage

   Asks the name of a lake or pond.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Etima is lake or pond in the dictionary and has 57 Bible hits.

6. Ezali na banyama ya likama na zamba oyo?

   Are there dangerous animals in this forest?

   Usage

   Before entering forest or bush; likama is danger or accident.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Banyama is the plural of nyama (animal); ezali na X? asks whether X exists.

7. Keba na ngando!

   Watch out for the crocodile!

   Usage

   A warning at a riverbank.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Keba na X means beware of X; ngando is crocodile in the dictionary.

8. Ebale Kongo ezali monene mingi

   The Congo River is very big

   Usage

   Said at the Congo River; ebale is river, monene is big.

   Grammar Note

   Composed from dictionary- and corpus-verified words by regular grammar. Monene appears in ebale monene (the big water) in the Bible.

9. Zamba

   Forest

   Usage

   For forest or bush.

   Grammar Note

   253 Bible hits; the dictionary glosses forest, bush.

10. Ngomba

    Mountain

    Usage

    For mountain or hill.

    Grammar Note

    461 Bible hits and common on ln.wikipedia.

11. Ebale

    River

    Usage

    For a river; the Bible uses ebale monene for the sea.

    Grammar Note

    607 Bible hits; the dictionary glosses river.

12. Nzete

    Tree

    Usage

    For a tree; the plural is banzete.

    Grammar Note

    444 Bible hits; the dictionary glosses tree.

13. Fololo

    Flower

    Usage

    For a flower.

    Grammar Note

    32 Bible hits, dictionary entry and a wiki entry.

14. Libanga

    Stone

    Usage

    For stone or rock.

    Grammar Note

    326 Bible hits; the dictionary glosses stone, rock; plural mabanga.

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