Kituba
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Kituba is a widely spoken Bantu-based creole language of Central Africa, serving as a major lingua franca in the Republic of the Congo and surrounding regions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kikongo-Kituba | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu-based creole
ⓘ
creole language ⓘ language of the Republic of the Congo ⓘ lingua franca ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kikongo simplified
ⓘ
Kikongo ⓘ
surface form:
Kikongo ya Leta
Kituba ⓘ
surface form:
Kikongo-Kituba
Munukutuba ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kikongo
ⓘ
Western Bantu languages ⓘ
surface form:
Kongo language cluster
|
| derivedFrom | Kikongo ⓘ |
| developedAs | simplified variety of Kikongo ⓘ |
| developedDuring | colonial period in Central Africa ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | kiku1270 ⓘ |
| hasISO6391Code | none ⓘ |
| hasISO6392Code | ktu ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | ktu ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 99-AAB-be ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Bantu languages ⓘ Benue–Congo languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| officialStatusIn |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| region |
Angola
ⓘ
Cabinda ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinda Province
Central Africa ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| role |
national language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
national language of the Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
urban populations in western DRC
ⓘ
various ethnic groups in the Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kongo Central Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Bas-Congo region
Brazzaville ⓘ Pointe-Noire ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
contact language ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
analytic tense–aspect marking ⓘ reduced noun class system compared to Kikongo ⓘ |
| usedAs |
lingua franca in the Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
lingua franca in western Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ trade language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
administration in the Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
interethnic communication in Central Africa ⓘ religious communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kikongo-Kituba
subject surface form:
Republic of the Congo