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Congo
Complete index of SIL publications

See also:

• Availability of SIL publications for Congo
• The languages of Congo

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AIDS and HIV

• Lisolo ya kande: mokanda ya bayekoli. 2006.  (Lingala)

Alphabet

• Bisono ya ndinga ya munukutuba. 1990.  (Kituba)

Anthropology

• HARRISON, Annette, author. 2008. Directives in Lingala: participation and subjectivity in a Congolese women's church group.
• LANE, Bryan, author. 1989. Toward understanding multilingualism among the Mbete of Northern Congo.
• WILKIE, David S., author. 1996. "Logging in the Congo: Implications for indigenous foragers and farmers."

Bilingualism

• PHILLIPS, John, author. 1992. Developing a sentence repetition test to study Lingala bilingualism.

Communication

• HARRISON, Annette, author. 2008. Directives in Lingala: participation and subjectivity in a Congolese women's church group.

Comparative and historical studies

• BUCHANAN, Deborah L., author. 1996. "The Munukutuba noun class system."

Dialect intelligibility testing

• PHILLIPS, John, author. 1992. Developing a sentence repetition test to study Lingala bilingualism.

Dictionaries and vocabularies

• BEAPAMI, Roch Paulin; CHATFIELD, Ruth; KOUARATA, Guy; WALDSCHMIDT, Andrea, compilers. 2000. Dictionnaire Mbochi - Français (Nzɛmbisi y’imbɔsi m’embɔsi la leporo).

Discourse analysis

• LEHMAN, Debra, author. 1989. L’influence des langues maternelles sur le développement du discours en Munukutuba.

Ethnography

• HARRISON, Annette, author. 2008. Directives in Lingala: participation and subjectivity in a Congolese women's church group.
• WILKIE, David S., author. 1996. "Logging in the Congo: Implications for indigenous foragers and farmers."

Ethnolinguistics

• HARRISON, Annette, author. 2008. Directives in Lingala: participation and subjectivity in a Congolese women's church group.
• LANE, Bryan, author. 1989. Toward understanding multilingualism among the Mbete of Northern Congo.

Grammatical descriptions

• LEITCH, Myles, author. 2003. "Babole (C101)."

Health and hygiene

• Bunkete ya nzutu na ya yinzo. 1990.  (Kituba)
• Kimbevo ya bangungu. 1990.  (Kituba)
• Nani salaka munu?. 1993.  (Kituba)
• Ngala adi obvura odzeema la nyinga kaa: bana báádi la ngaa y’osɛlɛ. 1999.  (Mbosi)

Language classification

• LANE, Bryan, author. 1989. Toward understanding multilingualism among the Mbete of Northern Congo.
• LEITCH, Myles; NDAMBA, J., authors. 2006. "Congo, Republic of: language situation."

Language learning

• BUELL, Dana, compiler. Available: 2012; Created: 2005-2012. Bibliography (mostly DRC, plus Central Africa and other topics).  

Language programs

• BOUKA, Leonce-Yembi, author. 1989. "Teke and its dialects in Congo: Status of research."  

Language surveys

• GARDNER, William L., author. 2006. "Language use in the Epena district of Northern Congo."  
• LEITCH, Myles, author. 2004. "Langue et dialecte au sud du district d'Epena."  
• LEITCH, Myles; NDAMBA, J., authors. 2006. "Congo, Republic of: language situation."

Language use

• GARDNER, William L., author. 2006. "Language use in the Epena district of Northern Congo."  

Lexicons

• BAHOUAMIO, Nicaise; MARY, Jean-Pierre; MÜRI, Sabine, editors. 2007. Dibuku ya bampova Kituba-Français = Dictionnaire Kituba (Munukutuba)-Français .
• BEAPAMI, Roch Paulin; CHATFIELD, Ruth; KOUARATA, Guy; WALDSCHMIDT, Andrea, compilers. 2000. Dictionnaire Mbochi - Français (Nzɛmbisi y’imbɔsi m’embɔsi la leporo).

Linguistics

• AKUMBU, Pius Wuchu, author. 2006. Njém tonology.  
• BAHOUAMIO, Nicaise; MARY, Jean-Pierre; MÜRI, Sabine, editors. 2007. Dibuku ya bampova Kituba-Français = Dictionnaire Kituba (Munukutuba)-Français .
• BEAPAMI, Roch Paulin; CHATFIELD, Ruth; KOUARATA, Guy; WALDSCHMIDT, Andrea, compilers. 2000. Dictionnaire Mbochi - Français (Nzɛmbisi y’imbɔsi m’embɔsi la leporo).
• BEDROSIAN, Patricia L., author. 1996. "The Mboshi noun class system."
• BUCHANAN, Deborah L., author. 1996. "The Munukutuba noun class system."
• BUELL, Dana, compiler. Available: 2012; Created: 2005-2012. Bibliography (mostly DRC, plus Central Africa and other topics).  
• CAHILL, Michael, author. 2008. "Word games as experimental linguistics."  
• LEHMAN, Debra, author. 1989. L’influence des langues maternelles sur le développement du discours en Munukutuba.
• LEITCH, Myles, author. 1994. "Babole."
• LEITCH, Myles, author. 1994. The distribution and properties of Babole prenasalized segments.
• LEITCH, Myles, author. 2003. "Babole (C101)."

Literacy

• CAHILL, Michael, author. 2008. "Word games as experimental linguistics."  
• LIPOU, Antoine, author. 1993. "Congo: Introduction."

Negation

• LEITCH, Myles, author. 1994. "Babole."

Noun classification

• BEDROSIAN, Patricia L., author. 1996. "The Mboshi noun class system."

Numeral systems

• BUCHANAN, Deborah L., author. 1996. "The Munukutuba noun class system."

Orthography

• CAHILL, Michael, author. 2008. "Word games as experimental linguistics."  
• LIPOU, Antoine, author. 1993. "Congo: Introduction."

Phonological descriptions

• AKUMBU, Pius Wuchu, author. 2006. Njém tonology.  
• LEITCH, Myles, author. 1994. The distribution and properties of Babole prenasalized segments.

Prereading

• Kukubika na kutanga mpe na kusonika. 1990.  (Kituba)

Primers

• Mu ke tanga mpe sonika na ndinga ya munu. 1991.  (Kituba)
• Tanga mpe sonika na Munukutuba (Un syllabaire pour l’alphabétisation en munukutuba). 2002.  (Kituba)

Readers

• Imbamba l’onɔɔ olaa (La grenouille à grande guelle). 2000.  (Mbosi)
• Mvwandulu ya kento na yinzo ya bakala ya yandi. 2002.  (Kituba)
• Obhemba máádzwa imbamba (Le voyage de la grenouille). 2003.  (Mbosi)
• Ondɔmbi m’embɔsi lekasi l’iyela. 2002.  (Mbosi)

Sociolinguistics

• BUELL, Dana, compiler. Available: 2012; Created: 2005-2012. Bibliography (mostly DRC, plus Central Africa and other topics).  
• GARDNER, William L., author. 1990. Language use in the Epena District of Northern Congo.
• GARDNER, William L., author. 2006. "Language use in the Epena district of Northern Congo."  
• LANE, Bryan, author. 1989. Toward understanding multilingualism among the Mbete of Northern Congo.
• LEITCH, Myles, author. 2004. "Langue et dialecte au sud du district d'Epena."  
• LEITCH, Myles; NDAMBA, J., authors. 2006. "Congo, Republic of: language situation."
• PHILLIPS, John, author. 1992. Developing a sentence repetition test to study Lingala bilingualism.

Syllables

• CAHILL, Michael, author. 2008. "Word games as experimental linguistics."  

Transition primers

• Kuyaaba kutaanga na kutina mu kibeembe (Comment lire et écrire en langue beembe); Mukaanda wa nyikulu kuri bayaari kutaanga na kutina mu lumputu (Un manuel d’exercices pour ceux qui savent déjà lire et écrire en français). 2003.  (Beembe)
• Lekasi m’iyea l’itanga l’ikyɛmbɛ l’embɔsi (Comment lire et écrire la langue mbochie: un manuel d’exercices: pour ceux qui lisent et écrivent dejà la langue française). 2001.  (Mbosi)
• Lisons et ecrivons en Munukutuba (Un manuel d’exercises: pour ceux qui lisent et écrivent déjà la langue française). 2002.  (Kituba)