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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography French Alphabet and Pronunciation]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_orthography French Alphabet and Pronunciation]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation]
*[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/french.htm French Alphabet and Pronunciation]
'''Kituba or Munukutuba'''
'''Kituba or Munukutuba'''
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kituba_language#Vowels Kituba Vowels]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kituba_language#Vowels Kituba Vowels]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingala#Alphabet Lingala Alphabet and Pronunciation]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingala#Alphabet Lingala Alphabet and Pronunciation]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingala#Phonology Lingala Phonology]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingala#Phonology Lingala Phonology]
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:30px;"|
! style="width:30px;"|
! Variants
! Example
|-
||a
||A
||á â ǎ
||nyama, matáta, sâmbóle, libwǎ
|-
||b
||B
||
||bísó
|-
||c
||C
||
||ciluba
|-
||d
||D
||
||{{IPA|madɛ́su}}
|-
||e
||E
||é ê ě
||komeka, mésa, kobênga
|-
||{{IPA|ɛ}}
||{{IPA|Ɛ}}
||{{IPA|ɛ́ ɛ̂ ɛ̌}}
||{{IPA|lɛlɔ́, lɛ́ki, tɛ̂}}
|-
||f
||F
||
||lifúta
|-
||g
||G
||
||kogánga
|-
||gb
||Gb
||
||gbagba
|-
||h
||H
||
||bo'''h'''lu (bohrium)
|-
||i
||I
||í î ǐ
||wápi, zíko, tî, esǐ
|-
||k
||K
||
||kokoma
|-
||l
||L
||
||kolála
|-
||m
||M
||
||kokóma
|-
||mb
||Mb
||
||kolámba, mbwá, mbɛlí
|-
||mp
||Mp
||
||límpa
|-
||n
||N
||
||líno
|-
||nd
||Nd
||
||ndeko
|-
||ng
||Ng
||
||ndéngé
|-
||nk
||Nk
||
||nkámá
|-
||ns
||Ns
||
||{{IPA|nsɔ́mi}}
|-
||nt
||Nt
||
||ntaba
|-
||ny
||Ny
||
||nyama
|-
||nz
||Nz
||
||nzala
|-
||o
||o
||ó ô ǒ
||moto, sóngóló, sékô
|-
||{{IPA|ɔ}}
||{{IPA|Ɔ}}
||{{IPA|ɔ́ ɔ̂ ɔ̌}}
||{{IPA|sɔsɔ, yɔ́, sɔ̂lɔ, tɔ̌}}
|-
||p
||P
||
||{{IPA|pɛnɛpɛnɛ}}
|-
||r
||R
||
||mala'''r'''íya
|-
||s
||S
||
||kopésa
|-
||t
||T
||
||tatá
|-
||u
||U
||ú
||butú, koúma
|-
||v
||V
||
||kovánda
|-
||w
||W
||
||káwa
|-
||y
||Y
||
||koyéba
|-
||z
||Z
||
||kozala
|}


==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==

Revision as of 14:57, 8 April 2021

Republic of the Congo Wiki Topics
RepublicCongoFlag.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Republic of the Congo Background
Local Research Resources

Description[edit | edit source]

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. [1] 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 [2]

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

French

Kituba or Munukutuba


Lingala

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

French

Kituba or Munukutuba

Lingala

Variants Example
a A á â ǎ nyama, matáta, sâmbóle, libwǎ
b B bísó
c C ciluba
d D madɛ́su
e E é ê ě komeka, mésa, kobênga
ɛ Ɛ ɛ́ ɛ̂ ɛ̌ lɛlɔ́, lɛ́ki, tɛ̂
f F lifúta
g G kogánga
gb Gb gbagba
h H bohlu (bohrium)
i I í î ǐ wápi, zíko, tî, esǐ
k K kokoma
l L kolála
m M kokóma
mb Mb kolámba, mbwá, mbɛlí
mp Mp límpa
n N líno
nd Nd ndeko
ng Ng ndéngé
nk Nk nkámá
ns Ns nsɔ́mi
nt Nt ntaba
ny Ny nyama
nz Nz nzala
o o ó ô ǒ moto, sóngóló, sékô
ɔ Ɔ ɔ́ ɔ̂ ɔ̌ sɔsɔ, yɔ́, sɔ̂lɔ, tɔ̌
p P pɛnɛpɛnɛ
r R malaríya
s S kopésa
t T tatá
u U ú butú, koúma
v V kovánda
w W káwa
y Y koyéba
z Z kozala

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

French

Kituba or Munukutuba

Lingala

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Republic of the Congo," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo, accessed 8 April 2021.
  2. ↑ 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.
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