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Definition of Kikongo in English: Kikongonoun kɪˈkɒŋɡəʊkēˈkäNGɡō mass nounEither of two similar Bantu languages spoken in Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), and adjacent areas, with around 4.7 million speakers altogether. Example sentencesExamples - Over sixty local languages and dialects are spoken, the most widely used of which are Kikongo, Sangha, and Bateke.
- Six of the Bantu languages were selected as national languages: Chokwe, Kikongo, Kimbundo, Mbunda, Oxikuanyama, and Umbundu.
- Parts of the Bible were translated into Kikongo in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
- Lingala, Kikongo, Sangha, and Bateke are the most widely spoken native languages.
- Other major languages include Swahili, Lingala, Kikongo, and Tshiluba.
adjectivekɪˈkɒŋɡəʊkēˈkäNGɡō Relating to Kikongo. Example sentencesExamples - In 1956 another Redemptorist published the first edition of an extremely influential Kikongo history of Kongo, relating that the first Kongo had probably migrated from Egypt.
- In 1992, Kikongo speakers in all countries numbered 3,217,000, the majority of whom lived in Angola.
- The Kikongo word phemba denotes ‘the one who gives children in-potentia.’
- On the left is the firma sun, which in the Kikongo language of Congo is called tango, a sign of the soul or the power of light (which can connote strength and righteousness).
Definition of Kikongo in US English: KikongonounkēˈkäNGɡō Either of two similar Bantu languages spoken in Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), and adjacent areas. Example sentencesExamples - Parts of the Bible were translated into Kikongo in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
- Other major languages include Swahili, Lingala, Kikongo, and Tshiluba.
- Lingala, Kikongo, Sangha, and Bateke are the most widely spoken native languages.
- Six of the Bantu languages were selected as national languages: Chokwe, Kikongo, Kimbundo, Mbunda, Oxikuanyama, and Umbundu.
- Over sixty local languages and dialects are spoken, the most widely used of which are Kikongo, Sangha, and Bateke.
adjectivekēˈkäNGɡō Relating to Kikongo. Example sentencesExamples - The Kikongo word phemba denotes ‘the one who gives children in-potentia.’
- On the left is the firma sun, which in the Kikongo language of Congo is called tango, a sign of the soul or the power of light (which can connote strength and righteousness).
- In 1992, Kikongo speakers in all countries numbered 3,217,000, the majority of whom lived in Angola.
- In 1956 another Redemptorist published the first edition of an extremely influential Kikongo history of Kongo, relating that the first Kongo had probably migrated from Egypt.
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