Practice – High Tones in Lingala

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Lingala

Practice – High Tones in Lingala

Now that I have introduced you to the two main tones in Lingala. Now let’s practice the high tone in Lingala!

One way that I try to practice Lingala high tones is by singing the nursery rhyme “Frère Jacques” in Lingala. Using lyrics found on Mama Lisa’s World as shown below:

To practice, I sing the rhyme multiple times and also try miming it. I can’t whistle it yet because it is hard and I am not a good whistler. Please bear with me as it is still work in progress and I cannot sing to save my life but here are some samples of:

Me singing:

Me miming:

I am not quite there but I will keep working on it!

Reference

Mama Lisa’s World – https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=5620

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