kongo
IPA: kˈɔŋgoʊ
Root Word: Kongo
noun
- A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
- Alternative spelling of Congo (“place in Africa”) [Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).]
- Alternative form of congou: a kind of Chinese black tea. [(dated) A kind of Chinese black tea.]
adjective
- Of or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples
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Examples of "kongo" in Sentences
- A kongo would often be hidden inside.
- Things look very bleak for the Kongo.
- They do not relate to the Kingdom of Kongo.
- The Kongo people spoke in the Kikongo language.
- Relation of the conga to the Kongo ethnic group.
- This is similar to the Kongo use of allied forces.
- At the time of her birth, Kongo was torn by civil war.
- For nearly forty years, the kingdom of Kongo wallowed in civil war.
- This was not to be, as Kongo lost to Velasquez by unanimous decision.
- In the Kongo language, Abada refers to a mythical animal similar to a unicorn.
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