lipɔnɔmi

Lingala

Alternative forms

• liponomi, lipɔnami, liponami

Etymology

li- +‎ -pɔnɔmɔ (“to be chosen”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li˩.ˈpɔ˩.nɔ˩.mi˩/

Noun

lipɔnɔmi class 5 (plural mapɔnɔmi class 6)

1. election, vote
   • 2023 September 19, Eddy Isango, “Wuta New York”, in Voice of America Lingala‎^[1]:

     Tshisekedi asakoli ete akozala na maponami mpo bokonzi ya mbala ya mibale

     Tshisekedi has announced that he will run for a second term in the elections