How to use possessive pronouns in Lingala

How to use possessive pronouns in Lingala

You want to learn how to use possessive pronouns in Lingala? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Lingala lessons complete with useful examples. My book, your book, all our books... we make learning Lingala possessive pronouns easy.

Lingala possessive pronouns : my

Possessive pronouns are used in Lingala to describe possession or ownership. The Lingala word for 'my' is 'na ngai'. Unlike English, the word 'na ngai' is placed after the noun.

Examples

mbwa na ngai
my dog
niao na ngai
my cat
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Step 9 : Lingala possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two Lingala possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn mama na ngai, tata na ngai and mama na yo, tata na yo (my mother, my father, your mother, your father). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Lingala possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple Lingala sentences).

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