Kongo

See also: Kongó, Kongō, kongo, kongó, and kongō

English

Noun

Kongo pl (plural only)

  1. A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
    Synonym: Bakongo

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
  2. Alternative spelling of Congo (“place in 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.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kongo terms

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoŋɡo]

Proper noun

Kongo n (relational adjective konžský, demonym Konžan)

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Declension

Declension of Kongo (sg-only masculine inanimate in -o)
singular
nominative Kongo
genitive Konga
dative Kongu
accusative Kongo
vocative Kongo
locative Kongu
instrumental Kongem

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kongo f

  1. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkonɡo/
  • Rhymes: -onɡo
  • Hyphenation: Kon‧go

Proper noun

Kongo (accusative Kongon)

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From French Congo, possibly from Kongo nkongo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoŋːo/, [ˈko̞ŋːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -oŋːo
  • Syllabification(key): Kon‧go
  • Hyphenation(key): Kon‧go

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

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
abessive Kongotta Kongoitta
instructive — Kongoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

Derived terms

compounds

See also

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /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)

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Declension

Declension of Kongo [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
def. noun
nominative der Kongo
genitive des Kongo, Kongos
dative dem Kongo
accusative den Kongo
Declension of Kongo [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Kongo
genitive des Kongos, Kongo1
dative dem Kongo
accusative das Kongo

1Optionally with an article.

  • 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)

  1. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)
    Synonyms: Kongofluss, Kongo-Fluss

Proper noun

Kongo n (proper noun, strong, genitive Kongo or Kongos)

  1. Kongo (a Bantu language)

Further reading

  • “Kongo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

Kongo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of コンゴ

Latvian

Proper noun

Kongo f (indeclinable)

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kongo n (related adjective kongijski)

  1. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Declension

Declension of Kongo
singular
nominative Kongo
genitive Konga
dative Kongu
accusative Kongo
instrumental Kongiem
locative Kongu
vocative Kongo

Derived terms

nouns

See also

countries in Africa: państwa Afryki (appendix)edit

Further reading

  • Kongo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Kȍngo m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ко̏нго)

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Kongo-Kinšasa
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Kongo-Brazavil
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Declension

Declension of Kongo
singular
nominative Kongo
genitive Konga
dative Kongu
accusative Kongo
vocative Kongo
locative Kongu
instrumental Kongom

Swahili

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Jamhuri ya Kongo
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡʊ/
  • Rhymes: -¹ɔŋɡʊ

Proper noun

Kongo n (genitive Kongos)

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
    Synonyms: Demokratiska republiken Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonyms: Republiken Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

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.

References

Turkish

Proper noun

Kongo

  1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Declension

Declension of Kongo
singular
nominative Kongo
accusative Kongo'yu
dative Kongo'ya
locative Kongo'da
ablative Kongo'dan
genitive Kongo'nun
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