Bakongo (Kikongo)

ISO 639-3: kon

Historic regional language of the Kongo area

Language Details
Family Lineage Niger-Congo › Atlantic-Congo › Volta-Congo › Benue-Congo › Bantoid › Southern Bantoid › Bantu
Countries DR Congo, Angola, Republic of the Congo
Approximate Speakers ~7,000,000
Notes Language of the precolonial Kingdom of Kongo with early written records

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