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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]
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]
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, Gabon, and Angola. It is a tonal language. The vast majority of present-day speakers live in Africa. There are roughly seven million native speakers of Kongo in the above-named countries.
This category contains articles about languages spoken in The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The term "Congo" was more widely deployed to identify Kikongo-speaking people enslaved in the Americas. [ 16 ] Since the early 20th century, Bakongo (singular Mkongo or Mukongo ) has been increasingly used, especially in areas north of the Congo River , to refer to the Kikongo-speaking community, or more broadly to speakers of the closely ...
Pages in category "Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total.
The culture of the Republic of the Congo is rich, diverse and made up of a mix of about 4.5 million people in 2015 and many languages and customs.. Half of Congolese people follow traditional beliefs, and there are 15 principle Bantu groups and more than 70 subgroups.
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