Congolese
Part of speech: noun
adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From French congolais, equivalent to Congo + -ese. For information about the -l-, see Togolese.
Base: Congo
Affixes: -ese
Inflected forms:
form: Congolese
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A person from the Congo or any Congolese state.
pos: noun
examples: The first feature film ever made in Congo by a Congolese was Le hasard n'existe pas (There is no such thing as luck, 1977), by Madenda and Luzolo, and it was filmed in 16mm and in black and white.
gloss: A person from the Congo or any Congolese state.
pos: noun
gloss: A person from the Congo or any Congolese state.
pos: noun
examples: The picture accompanying the article was in fact a screengrab of a video published by Reuters on 3 February and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showing humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot after deadly battles with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
gloss: Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Where there were disagreements between the Portuguese and Congolese authorities with regard to the trading in African slaves, these tended to be about numbers, rather than the trade in human beings itself. According to some sources, the Congolese monarch publicly expressed his concerns to the Portuguese representatives that some European traders were enslaving all African citizens,
gloss: Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
Derived words: Congolese giraffe
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: Kongolees
lang: Albanian
word: kongoléz
lang: Albanian
word: kongoléze
lang: Asturian
word: congolés
lang: Asturian
word: congolesa
lang: Catalan
word: congolès
lang: Catalan
word: congolesa
lang: Czech
word: Konžan
lang: Dutch
word: Congolees
lang: Dutch
word: Congolese
lang: French
word: Congolais
lang: French
word: Congolaise
lang: Galician
word: congolés
lang: German
word: Kongolese
lang: German
word: Kongolesin
lang: Greek
word: Κονγκολέζος
roman: Kongkolézos
lang: Greek
word: Κονγκολέζα
roman: Kongkoléza
lang: Hungarian
word: kongói
lang: Italian
word: congolese
lang: Japanese
word: コンゴ人
roman: kongojin
lang: Norwegian
word: kongolesisk
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kongoleser
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: kongolesar
lang: Polish
word: Kongijczyk
lang: Polish
word: Kongijka
lang: Portuguese
word: congolês
lang: Romanian
word: congolez
lang: Romanian
word: congoleză
lang: Russian
word: конголе́зец
roman: kongolézec
lang: Russian
word: конголе́зка
roman: kongolézka
lang: Spanish
word: congoleño
lang: Spanish
word: congoleña
lang: Spanish
word: congolés
lang: Spanish
word: congolesa
lang: Swahili
word: Mkongo
lang: Swedish
word: kongoles
lang: Tagalog
word: Konggoles
lang: Tagalog
word: Konggolesa
lang: Turkish
word: Kongolu
lang: Albanian
word: kongoléz
lang: Albanian
word: kongoléze
lang: Asturian
word: congolés
lang: Asturian
word: congolesa
lang: Catalan
word: congolès
lang: Catalan
word: congolesa
lang: Dutch
word: Congolees
lang: Dutch
word: Congolese
lang: French
word: Congolais de Brazzaville
lang: French
word: Congolaise de Brazzaville
lang: French
word: Brazza-Congolais
lang: Italian
word: congolese
lang: Japanese
word: コンゴ共和国人
roman: kongokyōwakokujin
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: brazzavillekongoleser
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: brazzavillekongoleser
lang: Polish
word: Kongijczyk
lang: Polish
word: Kongijka
lang: Portuguese
word: congolês
lang: Portuguese
word: congolesa
lang: Romanian
word: congolez
lang: Romanian
word: congoleză
lang: Russian
word: конголе́зец
roman: kongolézec
lang: Russian
word: конголе́зка
roman: kongolézka
lang: Spanish
word: congolés
lang: Spanish
word: congolesa
lang: Spanish
word: congoleño
lang: Spanish
word: congoleña
lang: Swahili
word: Mkongo
lang: Turkish
word: Kongolu
lang: Czech
word: konžský
lang: Danish
word: congolesisk
lang: French
word: congolais
lang: French
word: congolaise
lang: French
word: brazza-congolais
lang: German
word: kongolesisch
lang: Greek
word: κονγκολέζικος
roman: kongkolézikos
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: brazzavillekongolesisk
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: brazzavillekongolesisk
lang: Polish
word: kongijski
lang: Russian
word: конголе́зский
roman: kongolézskij
lang: Swahili
word: Kikongo
lang: Swedish
word: kongolesisk
lang: French
word: kino-congolais
lang: German
word: der Demokratischen Republik Kongo
lang: Greek
word: της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας του Κογκό
roman: tis Laïkís Dimokratías tou Kogkó
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: kongolesisk
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: kongolesisk