Kongo languages
E853705
Kongo languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and the Republic of the Congo, known for including the widely used Kikongo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kikongo dialect continuum | 1 |
| Kongo language cluster | 1 |
| Kongo languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10247941 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kongo languages Context triple: [Teke languages, relatedTo, Kongo languages]
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A.
Luba languages
The Luba languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Luba people and neighboring communities.
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B.
Kwango-Kwilu languages
The Kwango-Kwilu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Kwango and Kwilu river regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring areas.
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C.
Sena–Nyanja languages
The Sena–Nyanja languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
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D.
Konongo language
The Konongo language is a Bantu language of East Africa, closely related to Sukuma and spoken by the Konongo people.
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E.
Teke–Mbede languages
The Teke–Mbede languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Gabon and neighboring Central African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kongo languages Target entity description: Kongo languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and the Republic of the Congo, known for including the widely used Kikongo.
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A.
Luba languages
The Luba languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Luba people and neighboring communities.
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B.
Kwango-Kwilu languages
The Kwango-Kwilu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Kwango and Kwilu river regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring areas.
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C.
Sena–Nyanja languages
The Sena–Nyanja languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and neighboring regions of southeastern Africa.
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D.
Konongo language
The Konongo language is a Bantu language of East Africa, closely related to Sukuma and spoken by the Konongo people.
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E.
Teke–Mbede languages
The Teke–Mbede languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in Gabon and neighboring Central African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language group
ⓘ
language continuum ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToDegree | yes ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Teke languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaka languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kong1295 ⓘ |
| guthrieClassification | H10 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bwende
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamba-Doondo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikongo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kikongo ya leta ⓘ Kongo-Kituba NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongo-Sanza NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Laari NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vili NERFINISHED ⓘ Yombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStandardizedVariety | Kikongo ya leta ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Kingdom of Kongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639_5Code | kng ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Southern Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarityWithinGroup | high ⓘ |
| majorLanguageVariety |
Kikongo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongo-Kituba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfHighConcentration | Lower Congo region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cabinda Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| usedAs |
lingua franca in northern Angola
ⓘ
lingua franca in western DR Congo ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Bakongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy in Kongo region
ⓘ
local administration in parts of DR Congo ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kongo languages Description of subject: Kongo languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and the Republic of the Congo, known for including the widely used Kikongo.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kongo language cluster
this entity surface form:
Kikongo dialect continuum