KWY ISO 639-3
Kongo, San Salvador
Kikongo Autonym
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- kwy
- Alternate Names
- Congo, Iwoyo, Kikoongo, Kisikongo
- Autonym
- Kikongo
- Population
- 537,000 (2000).
- Location:
- Kongo Central province: Congo river area below Kinshasa.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Kikongo (H.16)
- Dialects
- A member of macrolanguage Kongo [kon].
- Language Development
- Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1916–1926.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kongo, San Salvador
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Kongo Central province: Congo river area below Kinshasa.
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