Kongo, San Salvador

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
kwy
Alternate Names
Congo, Iwoyo, Kikoongo, Kisikongo
Autonym
Kikongo
User Population

537,000 (2000).

Location

Kongo Central province: Congo river area below Kinshasa.

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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].