Kongo

Kongo

Kikongo
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At a Glance

AngolaDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo
Related varieties
LingalaSwahiliKinyarwandaZuluChichewaRundiLuba-KatangaShonaXhosaMakhuwaTumbukaLuba-Lulua

Written in the latin script. Uses SVO word order. Notable features include pronoun dropping.

Typology

Word order SVO
Adjective after noun
Numeral after noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article yes
Indef. article no
Pro-drop yes
Gender yes
Noun cases no

Related Languages

Lingala BantuSwahili BantuKinyarwanda BantuZulu BantuChichewa BantuRundi BantuLuba-Katanga BantuShona Bantu
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