Lingala

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lingala

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language family classification?Bantu language
2. What is Lingala and where is it spoken?Lingala is a Bantu language spoken by about 40 million people. It is mainly used in Central Africa, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, and the Central African Republic.
3. Why do people use Lingala?Lingala helps people trade, travel, and talk with each other across different ethnic groups. It is also used in the military, in schools, and in everyday life in big cities.

Lingua Franca: A language systematically used to communicate between people who do not share a native language.
Sociolinguistics: The study of the relationship between language and society.
Diaspora: The dispersion of any people from their original homeland, often maintaining cultural connections.