Language code: kg

Kongo belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, more specifically to the Bantu subgroup. It is one of the national languages used in Angola, and it is also used in some parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. It is primarily written using the Latin script, although the Mandombe script is also used, albeit to a lesser extent. It is estimated that there are more than 6 million Kongo speakers worldwide.