Kikongo

See also: kikongo

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀-

Kongo ki-

Kongo Kongo

Kongo [Term?]bor.

English Kikongo

From Kongo ki- + Kongo, the prefix indicating inanimate or abstract nouns, and used to form language names. Attested in English since the late nineteenth century; Kongo appears earlier in the century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈkɒŋɡəʊ/

Proper noun

Kikongo

1. Synonym of Kongo (“the language”)

References

• “Kikongo, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kikongo class VII (no plural)

1. Kongo language