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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. 刚果语(刚果、刚果民主共和国 扎伊尔及邻近地区使用的两种近似的班图语之一,共有约4, 700, 000使用者) 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. 刚果语(刚果、刚果民主共和国 扎伊尔及邻近地区使用的两种近似的班图语之一,共有约4, 700, 000使用者) 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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