Meanings
kongo1
Kongo2
- pluralplural onlyA Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
Synonyms: Bakongo
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Congo (“the nation or region in Africa”).
comparative more Kongo · superlative most Kongo
- not comparableusuallyOf or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples
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.
2013, Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
proper nounA Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe Bantu language spoken by the Kongo living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 剛果語 /刚果语
- 剛果語 /刚果语Bantu language
Dutch Kongo, Kikongo
- KongoBantu language
- KikongoBantu language
Finnish kongo
- kongoBantu language
French kikongo
- kikongoBantu language
German Kongo
- KongoBantu language
Japanese コンゴ語
- コンゴ語 (kongo go)Bantu language
Norwegian Bokmål kongo
- kongoBantu language
Polish kikongo
- kikongoBantu language
Portuguese congo, quicongo
- congoBantu language
- quicongoBantu language
Russian конго
- конго (kongo)Bantu language
Spanish kongo
- kongoBantu language
Swahili Kikongo
- KikongoBantu language
Cite this entry
kongo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kongo
“kongo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kongo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kongo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kongo.
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