Kikongo

//kɪˈkɒŋɡəʊ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Kongo (“the language”)

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Etymology

From Kongo ki- + Kongo, the prefix indicating inanimate or abstract nouns, and used to form language names. Attested in English since the late nineteenth century; Kongo appears earlier in the century.

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