Ilunga is a personal name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In June 2004, "ilunga" was reported as being a Tshiluba word meaning "a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time", and – in the opinion of 1,000 linguists surveyed on the subject – the world's most difficult word to translate.BBC News: Congo word "most untranslatable"
Ilunga as a family name Ilunga is a family name placed before the given name. There are many famous African and African-descended people named Ilunga. For example:
Kalala Ilunga, legendary founder of the Luba ethnic group of Democratic Republic of Congo Sylvestre Ilunga, appointed as the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May 2019- Didier Ilunga-Mbenga, basketball, Congo, joined Dallas Mavericks in July 2004 Dorah Ilunga Kabulu, politician, Belgium Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, artist, Democratic Republic of Congo Hérita Ilunga, footballer, Democratic Republic of Congo Masengo Ilunga, former footballer of Ethnikos Piraeus born in Zaire. Ilunga Mwepu, Congolese footballer Kasongo Ilunga, Congolese politician
See also Words hardest to translate
References
MacIntyre, Ben. Why do Koreans say "a biscuit would be nice" instead of "I want a biscuit"?, The Times, August 21, 2004.