Congoesen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒŋɡəʊˈiːz/, U.S.

/ˌkɑŋɡoʊˈiz/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1700s– Congoese, 1800s–1900s Kongoese.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Congo , -ese suffix.

Etymology: < Congo, the name of a region and a river in western central Africa (see Congolese adj.) + -ese suffix. Compare French congois (a1721). Compare later Congolese n., Congolese adj.With sense A. 2 compare earlier Kongo n. 2 and Congolese n. 2.

Now somewhat rare.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of various geographical regions around the Congo river; (now) spec. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also: any of these groups collectively; = Congolese n. 1.The term Congoese applies to different geographical regions depending on the time period under discussion. It has been used variously of the people of the Kingdom of Kongo, the areas under French or Belgian colonial rule, the Republic of the Congo, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Guinean1589

Kongo1600

Gambian1744

Guinea Negro1748

Congoese1765

Sierra Leonean1791

Congolese1800

Liberian1826

Guinea-man1830

Nigerian1860

Lagosian1897

Basenji1906

Ghanaian1949

assimilado1953

Mali1960

Malian1960

Katangese1962

Biafran1967

Zairean1972

Ivorian1973

Zairois1973

Zairese1974

Upper Voltan1975

Voltaic1976

1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. ii. ix. 392/2 The Congoese have no written laws.

a1825 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVII. 143/2 The faults of the Kongoese are those occasioned by a hot climate and a low degree of civilization.

2003 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 30 Oct. The canny Congoese [sc. Lomana LuaLua] was at the crux of his side's bright start against the First Division leaders.

†2. A group of Bantu languages and dialects spoken by the Kongo (Kongo n. 1); any of these languages or dialects. Cf. Kongo n. 2 and Kikongo n. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1849 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 432 A language similar to the Congoese is said to be spoken by a people called Kazumbu, some of whom have been found among the liberated Africans at St. Helena.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 140/1 Kongoese..possesses the qualities of precision, flexibility, and subtlety of expression.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the region around the Congo river or the inhabitants of this region; (now) spec. of or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants; = Congolese adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries

Guinean1607

Congoese1765

Liberian1823

Congolese1839

Gambian1864

Mali1906

Senegambian1911

Togolese1957

Mauritanian1959

Malian1963

Ivorian1966

Biafran1967

Upper Voltan1972

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions

Congoese1765

Liberian1823

Nigerian1876

Sierra Leonean1910

Voltaic1949

Ghanaian1957

Lagosian1967

the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Congoese

Congoese1765

Congolese1800

1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. ii. ix. 395/2 He presented the Congoese ambassador and the other young nobles to the king.

1797 Encycl. Brit. V. 321/1 A great number of the states that were under the Congoese monarchs..having withdrawn their allegiance.

1957 Geogr. Rec. 47 433 By the 1947–1952 period, Congoese diamond production already averaged more than 60 per cent of world production by volume.

2016 Daily Herald (Chicago) 6 Oct. ii. 7/5 (caption) Glenbard North soccer players and Congoese refugees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	congoese
释义	Congoesen.adj. Brit. /ˌkɒŋɡəʊˈiːz/, U.S. /ˌkɑŋɡoʊˈiz/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1700s– Congoese, 1800s–1900s Kongoese. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Congo , -ese suffix. Etymology: < Congo, the name of a region and a river in western central Africa (see Congolese adj.) + -ese suffix. Compare French congois (a1721). Compare later Congolese n., Congolese adj.With sense A. 2 compare earlier Kongo n. 2 and Congolese n. 2. Now somewhat rare. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of various geographical regions around the Congo river; (now) spec. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also: any of these groups collectively; = Congolese n. 1.The term Congoese applies to different geographical regions depending on the time period under discussion. It has been used variously of the people of the Kingdom of Kongo, the areas under French or Belgian colonial rule, the Republic of the Congo, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Guinean1589 Kongo1600 Gambian1744 Guinea Negro1748 Congoese1765 Sierra Leonean1791 Congolese1800 Liberian1826 Guinea-man1830 Nigerian1860 Lagosian1897 Basenji1906 Ghanaian1949 assimilado1953 Mali1960 Malian1960 Katangese1962 Biafran1967 Zairean1972 Ivorian1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 Upper Voltan1975 Voltaic1976 1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. ii. ix. 392/2 The Congoese have no written laws. a1825 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVII. 143/2 The faults of the Kongoese are those occasioned by a hot climate and a low degree of civilization. 2003 Journal (Newcastle) (Nexis) 30 Oct. The canny Congoese [sc. Lomana LuaLua] was at the crux of his side's bright start against the First Division leaders. †2. A group of Bantu languages and dialects spoken by the Kongo (Kongo n. 1); any of these languages or dialects. Cf. Kongo n. 2 and Kikongo n. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1849 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 432 A language similar to the Congoese is said to be spoken by a people called Kazumbu, some of whom have been found among the liberated Africans at St. Helena. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 140/1 Kongoese..possesses the qualities of precision, flexibility, and subtlety of expression. B. adj. Of or relating to the region around the Congo river or the inhabitants of this region; (now) spec. of or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants; = Congolese adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries Guinean1607 Congoese1765 Liberian1823 Congolese1839 Gambian1864 Mali1906 Senegambian1911 Togolese1957 Mauritanian1959 Malian1963 Ivorian1966 Biafran1967 Upper Voltan1972 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions Congoese1765 Liberian1823 Nigerian1876 Sierra Leonean1910 Voltaic1949 Ghanaian1957 Lagosian1967 the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Congoese Congoese1765 Congolese1800 1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. ii. ix. 395/2 He presented the Congoese ambassador and the other young nobles to the king. 1797 Encycl. Brit. V. 321/1 A great number of the states that were under the Congoese monarchs..having withdrawn their allegiance. 1957 Geogr. Rec. 47 433 By the 1947–1952 period, Congoese diamond production already averaged more than 60 per cent of world production by volume. 2016 Daily Herald (Chicago) 6 Oct. ii. 7/5 (caption) Glenbard North soccer players and Congoese refugees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1765
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