Languages of the Republic of the Congo
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The
Republic of Congo is a
A 2006 study found that French was spoken by 30% of the Congolese population.[3] According to a study by Omar Massoumou, 88% of those in Brazzaville aged over 15 could write simple phrases in French.[4]
According to
Lingala, the river language, is the language of President
Batekes form 16.9% of the population and are mostly found in the
Ladi (pronunciation : Lari or Ladi) is the language mostly spoken in the Pool region and in the south of Brazzaville.
The dominant sign language is
Writing system
Congolese languages are written using the international African alphabet. Nevertheless, in the Republic of Congo, the sometimes approximate French orthography is used for Congolese languages. This use of French spelling for Congolese languages is a legacy of French colonization. For example:
- Luango / Lwango → Loango
- Lubomo → Loubomo
- Luingi / Lwingi → Louingui
- Mbanza-Ndunga → Mbandza-Ndounga
- Kibosi → Kibossi
- Nge / Ngeye → Ngue / Ngueye
- Nkakamueka → Kakamoeka
- Buenza / Bwenza → Bouenza
- Buansa / Bwansa → Bouansa
- Lekumu → Lekoumou
- Likuala / Likwala → Likouala
- Weso → Ouesso
Etc.
However, the standardisation of Kikongo began before the 20th century.
Notes and references
- ^ Constitution de 2002 de la République du Congo
- ^ https://www.outils-odsef-fss.ulaval.ca/francoscope/
- ^ Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France, référence 2006.
- ^ Les usages linguistiques à Brazzaville la place du français, Omer Massoumou, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville.
- ^ Le Congo-BRAZZAVILLE(République populaire)
Omer Massoumou et Ambroise Jean-Marc Queffélec, Le français en République du Congo sous l'ère pluripartiste (1991-2006), Paris, Éditions des archives contemporaines - Agence universitaire de la Francophonie, 2007, 451 p.
Jean-Alexis Mfoutou, La langue française au Congo Brazzaville Manifestation de l'activité langagière des sujets parlants, Éd. L'Harmattan, 2007,