Kikongo (Kongo)

Kikongo (Kongo) translation services

Classification

Niger-Congo > Bantu

Script

Roman

Text direction

Left-to-right

Speakers

1 million

Other names

Kongo

Official language

Also spoken

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola

Interesting Fact

The words "boogie" (from m'bugi) and "funky" (from lu'fuki) come from the Kongo language of central Africa.

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Kongo is also known as Kikongo, Kikoongo and Congo. The prefix ki- means language so Kikongo literally means Kongo language. In West Africa it serves as a lingua franca. There is no set spelling for the language.

Creolized forms of the Kikongo can be found in regions influenced by African emigration in South America and the Caribbean.

Services offered for this language

Translation / Transcreation / Subtitling / Localization / Adaptation / Copywriting / Authoring / Proofreading / Revision / Editing / Translation quality assurance / Terminology / Linguistic validation / Glossary creation / Dubbing / Voice-overs / Transcription / Typesetting / Simultaneous interpreting / Consecutive interpreting / Conference interpreting / Telephone interpreting / Public service interpreting / Interpreting equipment hire / Foreign language consulting

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