Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kikongo is the base for the Creole language Kituba, also called Kikongo de l'État and Kikongo ya Leta (French and Kituba, respectively, for "Kikongo of the state administration" or "Kikongo of the State"). [4] The constitution of the Republic of the Congo uses the name Kituba, [5] and Democratic Republic of the Congo uses the term Kikongo. [6]
Democratic Republic of the Congo is a Francophone country, where, as of 2024, 55.393 million (50.69%) out of 109.276 million people speak French [2] and 74% report using French as a lingua franca. [3] In 2024 there were over 12 million native French speakers, or around 12% of the population. [4]
Republic of Congo is a Francophone country, and in 2024, French is spoken by 3,89 million people out of 6,33 million (61.4 %). [2] A 2006 study found that French was spoken by 30% of the Congolese population. [3] According to a study by Omar Massoumou, 88% of those in Brazzaville aged over 15 could write simple phrases in French. [4]
Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business.
Kituba is known by many names among its speakers. In academic circles the language is called Kikongo-Kituba. In the Republic of the Congo it is called Munukutuba, a phrase which means literally "I say", [4] and is used in the Republic's 1992 constitution. [5] The latter (Kituba) means "way of speaking" [6]: 213 and is used in the 2015 ...
The Kongo people in all three colonies (Angola, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo) became one of the most active ethnic groups in the efforts to decolonize Africa, and worked with other ethnic groups in Central Africa to help liberate the three nations to self governance. [7]
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world's largest displacement and ...
Pages in category "Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total.