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Lingala
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Nkumu
/n-KOO-moo/
Lingala
· a boy’s name
“Chief, leader, or elder.”
How to say it
n-KOO-moo
Given to
Boys
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
rare · also a surname