# Kongo
## English
### Noun

Kongo pl (plural only)
* A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
    Synonym: Bakongo

### Proper noun

Kongo
* A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
* Alternative spelling of Congo (“place in Africa”)

#### Synonyms

* Kikongo

#### Related terms

* Ibinda

#### Translations
### Adjective

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

### See also

* Wiktionary’s coverage of Kongo terms

### Further reading

* ISO 639-1 code kg, ISO 639-3 code kon (SIL)
* Ethnologue entry for Kongo, kon ⁠, a macrolanguage including:
* Ethnologue entry for Koongo, kng ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for Laari, ldi ⁠
* Ethnologue entry for San Salvador Kongo, kwy ⁠

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkoŋɡo]

### Proper noun

Kongo n (relational adjective konžský, demonym Konžan)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kongo”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Kongo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔŋ.ɡoː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Kon‧go

### Proper noun

Kongo f
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkonɡo]
* Rhymes: -onɡo
* Hyphenation: Kon‧go

### Proper noun

Kongo (accusative Kongon)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

#### Derived terms

* Belga Kongo (“Belgian Congo”)
* Demokratia Respubliko Kongo (“Democratic Republic of the Congo”)
* Kongo-Brazavilo (“Congo-Brazzaville”)
* Kongo-Kinŝasa (“Congo-Kinshasa”)
* Respubliko Kongo (“Republic of the Congo”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French Congo, possibly from Kongo nkongo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoŋːo/, [ˈko̞ŋːo̞]
* Rhymes: -oŋːo
* Hyphenation: Kon‧go

### Proper noun

Kongo
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kongo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kongoni
Kongoni
accusative
nom.
Kongoni
Kongoni
gen.
Kongoni
genitive
Kongoni
Kongojeni
partitive
Kongoani
Kongojani
inessive
Kongossani
Kongoissani
elative
Kongostani
Kongoistani
illative
Kongooni
Kongoihini
adessive
Kongollani
Kongoillani
ablative
Kongoltani
Kongoiltani
allative
Kongolleni
Kongoilleni
essive
Kongonani
Kongoinani
translative
Kongokseni
Kongoikseni
abessive
Kongottani
Kongoittani
instructive
comitative
—Kongoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kongosi
Kongosi
accusative
nom.
Kongosi
Kongosi
gen.
Kongosi
genitive
Kongosi
Kongojesi
partitive
Kongoasi
Kongojasi
inessive
Kongossasi
Kongoissasi
elative
Kongostasi
Kongoistasi
illative
Kongoosi
Kongoihisi
adessive
Kongollasi
Kongoillasi
ablative
Kongoltasi
Kongoiltasi
allative
Kongollesi
Kongoillesi
essive
Kongonasi
Kongoinasi
translative
Kongoksesi
Kongoiksesi
abessive
Kongottasi
Kongoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kongoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kongomme
Kongomme
accusative
nom.
Kongomme
Kongomme
gen.
Kongomme
genitive
Kongomme
Kongojemme
partitive
Kongoamme
Kongojamme
inessive
Kongossamme
Kongoissamme
elative
Kongostamme
Kongoistamme
illative
Kongoomme
Kongoihimme
adessive
Kongollamme
Kongoillamme
ablative
Kongoltamme
Kongoiltamme
allative
Kongollemme
Kongoillemme
essive
Kongonamme
Kongoinamme
translative
Kongoksemme
Kongoiksemme
abessive
Kongottamme
Kongoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kongoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kongonne
Kongonne
accusative
nom.
Kongonne
Kongonne
gen.
Kongonne
genitive
Kongonne
Kongojenne
partitive
Kongoanne
Kongojanne
inessive
Kongossanne
Kongoissanne
elative
Kongostanne
Kongoistanne
illative
Kongoonne
Kongoihinne
adessive
Kongollanne
Kongoillanne
ablative
Kongoltanne
Kongoiltanne
allative
Kongollenne
Kongoillenne
essive
Kongonanne
Kongoinanne
translative
Kongoksenne
Kongoiksenne
abessive
Kongottanne
Kongoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kongoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kongonsa
Kongonsa
accusative
nom.
Kongonsa
Kongonsa
gen.
Kongonsa
genitive
Kongonsa
Kongojensa
partitive
Kongoaan Kongoansa
Kongojaan Kongojansa
inessive
Kongossaan Kongossansa
Kongoissaan Kongoissansa
elative
Kongostaan Kongostansa
Kongoistaan Kongoistansa
illative
Kongoonsa
Kongoihinsa
adessive
Kongollaan Kongollansa
Kongoillaan Kongoillansa
ablative
Kongoltaan Kongoltansa
Kongoiltaan Kongoiltansa
allative
Kongolleen Kongollensa
Kongoilleen Kongoillensa
essive
Kongonaan Kongonansa
Kongoinaan Kongoinansa
translative
Kongokseen Kongoksensa
Kongoikseen Kongoiksensa
abessive
Kongottaan Kongottansa
Kongoittaan Kongoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kongoineen Kongoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (Republic of the Congo): Kongon tasavalta
* (Democratic Republic of the Congo): Kongon demokraattinen tasavalta
* (Congo River): Kongojoki

#### Derived terms

* Kongojoki
* kongonjänölepakko
* kongonkahvi
* kongonkiipijähiiri
* kongonkultamyyrä
* kongonkultiainen
* kongonkusimanse
* kongonriikinkukko
* kongonsaukko
* kongonsimpanssi
* kongontetra
* kongopunainen

### See also

* Zaire

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔŋɡo/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

der Kongo m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kongo or des Kongos) Kongo n (proper noun, genitive Kongos or (optionally with an article) Kongo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

#### Declension

$^1$Optionally with an article.

#### Related terms

* Belgisch-Kongo, Französisch-Kongo, Portugiesisch-Kongo, DR Kongo
* Mittelkongo, Ostkongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Kongo pl

### Proper noun

der Kongo m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kongo or des Kongos)
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
    Synonyms: Kongofluss, Kongo-Fluss

#### Related terms

* Kongobecken, Kongomündung, Kongopapagei

### Proper noun

Kongo n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kongo or Kongos)
* Kongo (a Bantu language)

### Further reading

* “Kongo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Japanese
### Romanization

Kongo
* Rōmaji transcription of コンゴ

## Latvian
### Proper noun

Kongo f (indeclinable)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

#### Related terms

* Kongo Republika
* Kongo Demokrātiskā Republika

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔŋɡɔ
* Syllabification: Kon‧go

### Proper noun

Kongo n (related adjective kongijski)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

#### Derived terms

* Kongijczyk
* Kongijka

### See also

* Demokratyczna Republika Konga (“Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo”)
* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Kongo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kônɡo/
* Hyphenation: Kon‧go

### Proper noun

Kȍngo m (Cyrillic spelling Ко̏нго)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Kongo-Kinšasa
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Kongo-Brazavil
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

#### Declension
## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Kongo
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kongo
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔŋɡʊ/
* Rhymes: -¹ɔŋɡʊ

### Proper noun

Kongo n (genitive Kongos)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
    Synonyms: Demokratiska republiken Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonyms: Republiken Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

#### Usage notes

* Utrikes namnbok only uses the short name “Kongo” for the Republic of the Congo, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo is referred to by its official name only.

#### Related terms

* kongoles
* kongolesisk
* kongolesiska

### References

* Kongo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Kongo
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)