Kongo

See also: kongo and Kongó

English

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

Kongo (not generally comparable, comparative more Kongo, superlative most Kongo)

  1. Of or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples
    • 2013, Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign:
      In addition, an initial analysis of Kongo cosmology, cosmogony, and mythology allows us to see and appreciate the conceptual parallels between Kongo culture in Central Africa and in Cuba.

Further reading


Czech

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo

Further reading

  • Kongo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Kongo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Kongo f

  1. Congo river

Finnish

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo (Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (river)

Declension

Inflection of Kongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Kongo Kongot
genitive Kongon Kongojen
partitive Kongoa Kongoja
illative Kongoon Kongoihin
singular plural
nominative Kongo Kongot
accusative nom. Kongo Kongot
gen. Kongon
genitive Kongon Kongojen
partitive Kongoa Kongoja
inessive Kongossa Kongoissa
elative Kongosta Kongoista
illative Kongoon Kongoihin
adessive Kongolla Kongoilla
ablative Kongolta Kongoilta
allative Kongolle Kongoille
essive Kongona Kongoina
translative Kongoksi Kongoiksi
instructive — Kongoin
abessive Kongotta Kongoitta
comitative — Kongoineen

Synonyms

See also

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡo/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Kongo m (genitive Kongo or Kongos)

  1. Congo (country with Brazzaville as capital)
  • Belgisch-Kongo
  • DR Kongo
  • Französisch-Kongo
  • Mittelkongo
  • Portugiesisch-Kongo
  • Kongo pl

Proper noun

Kongo m

  1. Congo (river)

Noun

Kongo n

  1. Kongo (a Bantu language)

Latvian

Proper noun

Kongo f (indeclinable)

  1. Congo

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɔ/, (rare) /ˈkɔn.ɡɔ/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Kongo n

  1. Republic of the Congo
  2. Congo (river)

Declension

Derived terms

  • (#1) Kongijczyk m, Kongijka f
  • (#1) adjective: kongijski

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kônɡo/
  • Hyphenation: Kon‧go

Proper noun

Kȍngo m (Cyrillic spelling Ко̏нго)

  1. Republic of the Congo
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  3. the Congo River

Declension

Synonyms

Swahili

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo: either of Jamhuri ya Kongo (“Republic of the Congo”) or Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (“Democratic Republic of the Congo”)
  2. Congo (river)

Swedish

Proper noun

Kongo n (genitive Kongos)

  1. Republic of the Congo
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Synonyms

Turkish

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo (country with Brazzaville as capital)
  2. Congo (country with Kinshasa as capital)
  3. Congo (river)

Declension

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