Kikongo

E57354

Bantu language natural language

Kikongo is a Bantu language widely spoken in Central Africa, particularly in the western regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Kikongo canonical	36
Kikongo language	5
Kongo language	5
Kikongo ya Leta	3
Kikongo ya leta	2
Kisikongo	2
Kongo languages	2
Bakongo	1
Kikongo language cluster	1
Kikongo language continuum	1
Kikongo-Kituba	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu language ⓘ natural language ⓘ
countryOfficialStatus	recognized national language in Angola (regional) ⓘ recognized national language in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ recognized national language in the Republic of the Congo ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup	Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bakongo
glottologCode	kiko1239 ⓘ
hasCreole	Kituba ⓘ
hasDialect	Kiyombe ⓘ surface form: Kibembe Kikamba-Doondo ⓘ Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kikongo ya leta Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kisikongo Kisolongo ⓘ Kivili ⓘ Kivili ⓘ surface form: Kiwoyo Kiyombe ⓘ Kizombo ⓘ
hasGrammaticalFeature	agglutinative morphology ⓘ subject-verb-object basic word order ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature	noun class system ⓘ tone ⓘ
influenced	Kituba ⓘ
iso639-1Code	kg ⓘ
iso639-2Code	kon ⓘ
languageFamily	Bantu ⓘ
languageGroup	Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kongo languages
macrolanguageOf	Kongo language varieties ⓘ
neighboringLanguages	Lingala ⓘ Swahili language ⓘ surface form: Swahili Tshiluba ⓘ
region	Angola ⓘ Cabinda ⓘ Central Africa ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ southwestern Gabon ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ surface form: western Democratic Republic of the Congo
scriptStandardization	Latin-based orthographies promoted by colonial and missionary institutions ⓘ
spokenIn	Angola ⓘ Cabinda ⓘ surface form: Cabinda Province Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ
subfamily	West Bantu ⓘ
usedAs	lingua franca ⓘ
usedIn	Christian religious practice ⓘ Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ interethnic communication ⓘ trade ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Democratic Republic of the Congo → recognizedNationalLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Angola → nationalLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

African Portuguese → influencedBy → Kikongo ⓘ

Bantu languages → majorLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Sranan → substrateLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language

Jamaican Patois → influencedByLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Port of Banana → hasLanguageEnvironment → Kikongo ⓘ

Kituba → alsoKnownAs → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo ya Leta

Kituba → derivedFrom → Kikongo ⓘ

Kituba → closelyRelatedTo → Kikongo ⓘ

Atlantic–Congo languages → includesLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Kikongo → hasDialect → Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo ya leta

Kikongo → hasDialect → Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kisikongo

Kikongo → languageGroup → Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kongo languages

Kikongo → ethnolinguisticGroup → Kikongo self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bakongo

Afro-Brazilians → heritageLanguageInfluence → Kikongo ⓘ

Benue–Congo languages → hasNotableLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kongo language

Tshiluba → neighboringLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Muanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo → languageUsed → Kikongo ⓘ

Kimbundu → closelyRelatedTo → Kikongo ⓘ

Krio language → hasInfluenceFrom → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kongo languages

Angolar Creole → hasInfluenceFrom → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kongo language

Narrow Bantu → includes → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language

Aluku language → hasSubstrateLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Muanda → languageSpoken → Kikongo ⓘ

Proto-Bantu → ancestorOf → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language

Patwa → hasSubstrateInfluenceFrom → Kikongo ⓘ

Central Bantu → hasMajorLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

Bantu W languages → hasMember → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language cluster

Suriname creoles → influencedBy → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language

Munukutuba → derivedFrom → Kikongo ⓘ

Munukutuba → hasAncestor → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kongo language

Munukutuba → lexicalInfluenceFrom → Kikongo ⓘ

ktu → hasAlternativeName → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo ya leta

ktu → basedOnLanguage → Kikongo ⓘ

ktu → hasCreoleSubstrate → Kikongo ⓘ

Kivili → subdivisionOf → Kikongo ⓘ

Kivili → partOf → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language continuum

Kivili → closelyRelatedTo → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kisikongo

Kisolongo → subdivisionOf → Kikongo ⓘ

Kisolongo → closelyRelatedTo → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo-Kituba

Kisolongo → closelyRelatedTo → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo ya Leta

Kizombo → partOf → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo language

Kikamba-Doondo → partOf → Kikongo ⓘ

Kikamba-Doondo → sharesLexiconWith → Kikongo ⓘ

Kikamba-Doondo → sharesGrammarWith → Kikongo ⓘ

Kiyombe → subdivisionOf → Kikongo ⓘ

Kiyombe → isRegionalVarietyOf → Kikongo ⓘ

Kiyombe → closelyRelatedTo → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kikongo ya Leta

Kongo people → language → Kikongo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kongo language