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Kituba

A language of Congo

ISO 639-3: mkw

Population	1,160,000 (1987 SIL).
Region	Mainly between Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
Alternate names	Kikoongo, Munukutuba
Dialects	Similar to Kituba [ktu] of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Classification	Creole, Kongo based
Language use	National language. Main language of the south and one of the 2 national languages.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1989.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAHOUAMIO, Nicaise; MARY, Jean-Pierre; MÜRI, Sabine, editors. 2007. Dibuku ya bampova Kituba-Français = Dictionnaire Kituba (Munukutuba)-Français .

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).  

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

Vernacular Publications

Bisono ya ndinga ya munukutuba. 1990.

Bunkete ya nzutu na ya yinzo. 1990.

Kimbevo ya bangungu. 1990.

Kukubika na kutanga mpe na kusonika. 1990.

Les animaux du Congo (Munukutuba - Beembe - Laari - Mbochi - Teke - Dibole - Bɛkwɛl - Lingala). 2002.

Lisons et ecrivons en Munukutuba (Un manuel d’exercises: pour ceux qui lisent et écrivent déjà la langue française). 2002.

Mu ke tanga mpe sonika na ndinga ya munu. 1991.

Mvwandulu ya kento na yinzo ya bakala ya yandi. 2002.

Nani salaka munu?. 1993.

Tanga mpe sonika na Munukutuba (Un syllabaire pour l’alphabétisation en munukutuba). 2002.