Kongo, San Salvador
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 537,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Population total all countries: 865,000. |
| Region | Along Congo River below Kinshasa into northern Angola. Also in Angola. |
| Language map |
Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Congo, Kikongo, Kikoongo, Kisikongo |
| Dialects | Fioti and San Salvador are different enough to need separate literature. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Kongo (H.10) A member of macrolanguage Kongo [kon] (Democratic Republic of the Congo). |
| Language development | Bible: 1916–1926. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Also spoken in:
Angola
| Language name | Kisikongo |
| Population | 328,000 in Angola (2000). |
| Region | North, along Congo River below Kinshasa. |
| Language map |
Angola, reference number 8 |
| Alternate names | Congo, San Salvador Congo, Kikongo, Kikoongo |
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