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Congo Swahili

Congo Swahili is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, by about 9.1 million people.

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Congo Swahili · 7.3°S 27.4°E

Congo Swahili, formerly sometimes known as Zaïre Swahili, are the varieties of the Swahili language spoken in the Democratic Republic of The Congo.

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Grammar

  • TieneAtlantic-Congo96% alike
  • BaloboAtlantic-Congo96% alike
  • Lala-BisaAtlantic-Congo95% alike
  • YaoAtlantic-Congo95% alike
  • MakweAtlantic-Congo94% alike
  • LobalaAtlantic-Congo94% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

Hemba-YaziLuba-KatangaHoloholoBuyuTaabwaBwileSongeZulaTongweSanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)

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