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    Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo...
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  • (Kituba: Kituba, Kituba: Kikongo ya leta) is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language based on Kikongo, a Bantu language. It...
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  • Kikongo is a genus of sub-Saharan African ground spiders first described by B. V. B. Rodrigues and C. A. Rheims in 2020. As of December 2021[update] it...
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    M'kongo) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. Subgroups include the Beembe, Bwende, Vili, Sundi, Yombe, Dondo, Lari...
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    constitution says Kikongo is one of the national languages, but in fact it is a Kikongo-based creole, Kituba (Kikongo ya Leta "Kikongo of the government"...
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  • known in several unrelated languages around the world, such as Japanese, Kikongo, Oromo, and Turkic. Ayana (あやな, アヤナ) is a feminine Japanese given name...
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo "Kikongo" here is actually referring to the Kituba language – which is known as Kikongo ya leta by its speakers – not the...
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    16th century. The word Kongo comes from the Kongo language (also called Kikongo). According to American writer Samuel Henry Nelson: "It is probable that...
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    tandis que le Kikongo est principalement utilisé chez les vieilles personnes. [Lingala is used extensively among children and youth, while Kikongo is used primarily...
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    and adjacent provinces. Kikongo is spoken in the northwest, including the exclave of Cabinda. About 8.24% of Angolans use Kikongo. Fiote is spoken by about...
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    originates from the Kingdom of Kongo, the hegemonic state of a number of other Kikongo-speaking kingdoms that flourished in and after the 14th century. The Kingdom...
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    worship. Nyambe, god of the sun, fire and change Nzambia, NZambi, Zambia a Kikongo Mpungu|Nzambi Mpungu, 1st half or other side of God, considered the Chief...
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    Kilaadic Kikongo Nuclear Northern Kikongo: Doondo, Laari, Suundi Central-Southern Kikongo Southeastern Kikongo Eastern Kikongo Southern Kikongo: Hungu-Pombo...
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    the world around them. Some believe the word simbi derives from simba, a Kikongo word that means "to hold, keep, preserve." The similar phrase, isimba ia...
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    sometimes called Zaire in Portuguese, which in turn was derived from the Kikongo word nzere or nzadi ('river that swallows all rivers'). The use of Congo...
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    French) Kituba (or Munukutuba) is a Kikongo-based creole, understandable by the users of different dialects of Kikongo. This language is used by 50.35% of...
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    ConstituicaoRepublicaAngola. Retrieved 2019-08-23. "Hino nacional de Angola em Kikongo". Wizi-Kongo (in Portuguese). 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2019-08-23. "Angola...
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    of Kongo) set out to render European Christian religious concepts into Kikongo and they chose this name to represent God. Jesuit missionaries in the 1540s...
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    intended for writing African languages such as Kikongo, as well as the four national languages of the Congo, Kikongo ya leta, Lingala, Tshiluba and Swahili,...
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    The Kongo cosmogram (also called yowa or dikenga cross, Kikongo: dikenga dia Kongo or tendwa kia nza-n' Kongo) is a core symbol in Bakongo religion that...
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    with a small amount of palm wine spilled on the ground (Kulosa malafu in Kikongo ya Leta). Palm wine is enjoyed by men and women, although women usually...
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    (4 million) Central North Mbundu (Kimbundu) (3 million) North Bakongo (Kikongo) (576,800) Ovambo (Ambo) (Oshiwambo) (500,000) Luvale (Chiluvale) (500...
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  • Kongo may refer to: Kingdom of Kongo Kongo cosmogram Kongo language or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages Kongo languages Kongo people Kongo religion...
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  • creates his own "misprint" of the Bible. He concludes his sermons with the Kikongo expression "Tata Jesus is bängala" with the intent of saying "Jesus is...
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    then softened with liquids and fats. The word "mofongo" stems from the Kikongo term mfwenge-mfwenge, which means "a great amount of anything at all".[citation...
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    Guianese Creole Latn gcr 13 22 November 2019 Kongo Wikipedia Wikipedia kikôngo Kongo Latn kg 13 Unknown date N'Ko Wikipedia ߥߞߌߔߘߋߞߎ ߒߞߏ (Wkipdeku n'ko)...
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    creole language spoken in Colombia. It is believed to be a mixture of Kikongo (a language spoken in central Africa in the current countries of Congo...
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    bag) is a Mande word. The words wanga and mooyo (mojo bag) come from the Kikongo language. The Oxford English Dictionary cited the Sunday Appeal's definition...
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  • Society of Congo 1982: Entire Bible published, called 'La Bible en Kituba (Kikongo ya Leta), Kuwakana ya Ntama ti Kuwakana ya Mpa'. The New Testament was...
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    Kongo religion (Kikongo: Bukongo or Bakongo) encompasses the traditional beliefs of the Bakongo people. Due to the highly centralized position of the...
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