Language code: kon
Technical information about ISO 639 language code kon
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The table below provides technical details for the Kongo language, designated by the kon code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Kongo Native Kikongo |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Kisikongo (Southern Kongo)LaariYombeViliBeembe |
| Related languages | KitubaLingalaKimbunduYaka |
| Key facts | One of the earliest Bantu languages to be written, first recorded by missionaries in the late 16th centuryUses a rich noun-class system with about 18 grammatical classesThe prestige dialect Kisikongo served the royal court of the historic Kongo KingdomKongo contributed much vocabulary to Atlantic creoles such as Palenquero and GullahContemporary orthography employs Latin letters with diacritics to mark tone and vowel quality. |
| Sample phrase | Mbote, ngeke zala mbote? |
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The Kongo language, identified by the code kon, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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