ISO 639-3 · konkon
Niger–Congo family · macrolanguage
Kongo
kikongo
Kongo is a macrolanguage of the Kongo-Yaka-Sira branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Wikidata counts about 5 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Angola, Congo Brazzaville and Congo Kinshasa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kon- ISO 639-1
kg- Glottocode
core1256- Family
- Niger–Congo
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- -4.50, 14.00
- Wikipedia
- 74 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
SafeUNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Kongo · kikongo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kikongo, kg, Kongo language |
| All speakers | 5,016,500 |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Kind | macrolanguage |
Vitality
UNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kongo
The branches above Kongo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Republic of the Congo
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