The volcanic lexicon – Life here

The Nyiragongo eruption and the earthquakes that followed it are at the heart of all conversations in the Democratic Republic of Congo: on the radio, in the newspapers or on the streets, we hear the words “volcano”, “lava” all day, “eruption” or “earthquake” on the four national languages ​​(Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili and Tshiluba), but each one expresses them differently.

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