Kongo
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Language Information
Kongo, more correctly called Kikongo, is spoken principally in western Zaire. It is the native tongue of about 5 million people there and the second language of some 5 million more. There are also about one million speakers each in Congo and nothern Angola. Kongo is another of the Bantu languages.
Kongo is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Kongo Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Koongo
Bantu nyonso, na mbutukulu kevwandaka na kimpwanza ya bawu, ngenda mpe baluve ya mutindu mosi. Mayela na mbanzulu je na bawu, ni yawu yina bafwana kusalasana na bumpangi.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights