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adj
Of or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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name
A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Kikongo
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name
Alternative spelling of Congo (“the nation or region in Africa”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: Bakongo
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noun
Alternative form of congou: a kind of Chinese black tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Bantu, Bantoid language
History
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Across languages
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