A monolingual dictionary in Lingala. Includes a dictionary of names. BNS, 486pp, FRANCE. KARTHALA.

A Lingala to French and French to Lingala dictionary. Text in French. BNS, 554pp, FRANCE. KARTHALA.

The first section advises the reader on speaking and learning Lingala. The second section is a dictionary: English Lingala, and Lingala English. 238pp, UK.

This book is designed for the upper intermediate to advanced English speaking student of Lingala, a member of the Bantu family of languages and the most important of the four national languages of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The book includes Lingala texts of two long pieces of prose fiction and a short play with an English translation of each. NB No cassettes are included although they are mentioned in the text. 239pp, USA. DUNWOODY.

An integrated learning tool designed to present the fundamentals of Lingala to university and non-university students. The book features a balanced series of lessons that are based on the communicative approach to language teaching and learning. The text invites students from the very beginning to communicate meaningfully in Lingala and at the same time to understand better the daily life and attitudes of Lingala speaking people. The first Lingala textbook to present a functional-notional syllabus. 492pp, USA. NALRC.