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Kongo
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Kon·go  (kngg)
n. pl. Kongo or Kon·gos
1. A member of a people living in west-central Africa along the lower Congo River.
2. A Bantu language of the Kongo used as a lingua franca in the southern Republic of the Congo, the western Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), and northern Angola. Also called Kikongo.
Kongo [ˈkɒŋgəʊ]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -gos, -go a member of a Negroid people of Africa living in the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), Congo Brazzaville, and Angola
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
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Noun1.Kongo - the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola
Bantoid language, Bantu - a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent


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Thus, just as Kongos in Angola see the ever more elaborate history of their origins as reinforcing their position against a government dominated by "Kimbundus" who speak no African language and are suspicious of history, so the Luvales look to an ever more elaborate origin myth to support their land claims in their home area.
Origin traditions and history in Central Africa by Thornton, John K. / African Arts
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