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Kongo language

Kongo or Kikongo is a Bantu language spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Angola. It is a tonal language. The vast majority of present-day speakers live in Africa. There are roughly seven million native speakers of Kongo in the above-named countries. An estimated five…

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Ethnicity
Kongo
Glottolog
yomb1244 Yombe
Guthrie code
H.14–16
ISO 639-1
kg
ISO 639-2
kon
ISO 639-3
kon – inclusive code Individual codes: kng – Koongo ldi – Ladi, Laadi, Lari or Laari kwy – San Salvador Kongo (South) yom – Yombe

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Kongo learning materials

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Kongo language

Nodes112
Edges111
Triples126
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017857
Components1

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Kongo language

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related to Kongo learning materials · 62
Kongo language → AD, African Studies Program, Angola, Apostlique, Bakongo, Bentley, Bruxelles, Carter, Catechiste, Coene, Cours, CUVELIER, DE CLERCQ, Dictionary, Edition Goemaere, Eegenhoven, Eengenhoven, French, Grammaire, Grammar
related to External links · 17
Kongo language → Appendix, Archived, Bentley, Bible, Congo, Dictionary, Genesis, Kongo, Koongo, London Baptist Missionary Society, OLAC, Retrieved, San Salvador, Wayback Machine, West Africa, Westlind UBS, William Holman
related to Standardisation · 14
Kongo language → Dictionary, Dom João, English, Kikongo, Kongo, Kongo Empire, Miguel NeKaka, Ndo Nzuawu Nlemvo, Ndo Nzwawu Nlemvo, Portuguese, San Salvador, Swedish, The, William Holman Bentley
related to Linguistic classification · 13
Kongo language → Bantu, Bembe, Ethnologue, H10, H11, H14, H15, Kikongo, Kongo, Malcolm Guthrie, Mboka, Ndingi, Other
Language family · 9
Kongo language → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo, Bantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo, Kongo, Kongo languages (H.16)Kongo, Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo, Southern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo
Ethnicity · 1
Kongo language → Kongo
Glottolog · 1
Kongo language → yomb1244 Yombe
Guthrie code · 1
Kongo language → H.14–16
ISO 639-1 · 1
Kongo language → kg
ISO 639-2 · 1
Kongo language → kon

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kongo kikongo language de also spoken congo republic dictionary pages par bantu angola portuguese salvador speakers gabon san liturgical religion

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kongo languageEthnicityKongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageGlottologyomb1244 Yombe1.00infobox
Kongo languageGuthrie codeH.14–161.00infobox
Kongo languageISO 639-1kg1.00infobox
Kongo languageISO 639-2kon1.00infobox
Kongo languageISO 639-3kon – inclusive code Individual codes: kng – Koongo ldi – Ladi, Laadi, Lari or Laari kwy – San Salvador Kongo (South) yom – Yombe1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyBantu (Zone H)Kongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyKongo-YakaKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyKongo languages (H.16)Kongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageLanguage familyKongo1.00infobox
Kongo languageNative speakers(L1: 6.0 million cited 1982–2021) L2: 5.0 million (2021)1.00infobox
Kongo languageNative toDR Congo (Kongo Central), Angola, Republic of the Congo, Gabon1.00infobox
Kongo languageOfficial language inNational language and unofficial language: Angola1.00infobox
Kongo languageWriting systemLatin Mandombe1.00infobox

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