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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa. It should not be confused with the large neighboring country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Republic of the Congo," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo, accessed 8 April 2021.</ref> The official language is French with Kituba and Lingala as national languages. | |||
*'''French''' - Spoken by 30% of the Congolese population | |||
*'''Kituba or Munukutuba''' - A simplified Kikongo creole is used by 50.35% of the population who live in the south | |||
*'''Lingala''' - The river language that is spoken mainly in the north and east and has grown quickly in the past few years <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of the Republic of the Congo," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo, accessed 8 April 2021.</ref> | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||