Mbote!
say it: “m-BOH-teh”
Kikongo
in its own words: Kikongo
- Speakers
- 8 million (estimate)
- Family
- Niger-Congo – Bantu
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (regional)
Fun fact
Kikongo was the language of the Kingdom of Kongo (from the 14th century). One explanation of the word “zombie” derives it from Kikongo “nzambi” (god, spirit).