Kikongo kana Kituba mutauro weBantu unowanikwa kuDemocratic Republic of Congo. Izwi rokuti mwana (Child) ndiro rimwe kuShona neKikongo. Izwi rokuti kudya kana kudia (to eat) rimwechete kuShona neKikongo. Izwi rokuti kunwa (to drink) rimwechete kuShona neKikongo. VaKongo vanoti kwiza (to come) kureva kuuya. Kuza zvinoreva kuuuya muChiShona; sokuti Muzanebanga akauya nebanga. VaKongo vanoti kwenda (to go) kureva kuenda. VaKongo vanoti kubanda (to begin, to start) kureva kutanga. Fananidzai nezwi rokuti chipande. VaKongo vanoti nzila (path) kureva nzira. VaKongo vanoti muntu (person, someone) kureva munhu. VaKongo vanoti kuwa (to hear) kureva kunzwa kana kuhwa. VaKongo vanoti ndeke (bird) kureva shiri. VaKongo vanoti nkuni (wood) kureva huni. VaKongo vanoti mvula (rain) kureva kunaya kwemvura. VaKongo vanoti mvula (year) kureva gore. VaKongo vanoti tata (father) kureva baba. VaKongo vanoti insi (country, groud, under, below) kureva pasi. VaKongo vanoti nsinga (rope, cord) kureva tambo.