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Kituba language

FamilycolorCreole
NameKikongo
NativenameKihongo, Kikongo ya leta
RegionCentral Africa
Speakers5-15 million
Fam1Creole language
Fam2Kongo-based
NationDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo
Lc1mkw|ld1=Kituba (Congo-Brazzaville)|ll1=none
Lc2ktu|ld2=Kituba (Congo-Kinshasa)|ll2=none
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Kikongo is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language based on Kikongo, a family of closely related Bantu languages. It is an official language in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa.

It is not entirely accurate to call Kituba a creole language as it lacks the distinction between superstrate and substrate influence that is typical of creole development.


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