kongo

Pronunciation: /¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡu/

“kongo” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its meaning in English:

noun

Kongo; a Bantu language, or group of closely related varieties, spoken mainly in the southwestern parts of the two Congo states and northern Angola

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately based on Kongo Kongo (“Kongo people”). Compare Kongo Kikongo (“Kongo language”), formed from ki- (“class 7 prefix used to form language names”) and Kongo (“Kongo people”). The exact immediate route into Norwegian is uncertain. Parallel adaptations include Norwegian Nynorsk kongo, Swedish kongo, Dutch Kongo and English Kongo. Related formations based on Kikongo include…

More Norwegian Bokmål words

kongle
konglekjertel
konglomerat
Kongo
kongoleser
kongolesisk
kongress
konisk

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