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Congo
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congo Congó
English
river Q3503
Alternative forms
en Kongo
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ RP
en /ˈkɔŋɡəw/ SSB
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Congo.wav SSB
en US
en /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ lot–cloth split
en /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ cot-caught
en en-us-Congo.ogg US
en /ˈkɔŋɡəʉ/ AU!Australia
en /ˈkɒŋɡɐʉ/ NZ
en /ˈkɔŋɡo/ Scotland
en /ˈkɒŋɡoː/ Wales,non-toe-tow
en ɒŋɡəʊ 2
en Kongo
Etymology 1
After Kongo, from en kg nkongo hunter. Compare kg dikongo spear, zu umkhonto, bnt-pro *mʊ̀kóndó.
Proper noun
~ s
en Q974en country r/Central Africa larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo.
en Congo-Kinshasa DR Congo Zaire<q:formerly>
en Q971en country r/Central Africa smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Brazzaville Republic of the Congo.
en Congo-Brazzaville Congo Republic
en Q2597556en region r/Central Africa comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
en Q3503en major river r/Central Africa *which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the c:also/Democratic Republic of the Congo at times forming the border with the c/Republic of the Congo,Angola.
Derived terms
en Belgian Congo<id:Q213510><qq:historical, mostly overlapping with DRC territory> Chicongo Chimpcongo Congo moorchat Congo Cay Congo trypanosomiasis Congoid congophilic Congolese Congo golden mole Congolian Middle Congo Congo moor chat Congo-Saharan Congo snake West Benue-Congo Congo red Congo eel
Translations
Congo, ambiguously
Arabic: ar اَلْكُونْغُو m
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܟܘܿܢܓܘܿ f
Armenian: hy Կոնգո
Burmese: my ကွန်ဂို
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 剛果 Gāngguǒ
Corsican: co Congu m
Czech: cs Kongo
Dutch: nl Congo n
Finnish: fi Kongo
French: fr Congo m
Georgian: ka კონგო
German: de Kongo m
Greek: el Κονγκό n
Hausa: ha Kwango, ha Kongo
Hebrew: he קונגו kongo
Hindi: hi कांगो
Hungarian: hu Kongó
Interlingua: ia Congo
Irish: ga Congó m An Congó
Italian: it Congo
Japanese: ja コンゴ Kongo
Kalenjin: kln Kongo
Kamba: kam Kongo
Khmer: km កុងហ្គោ
Kikuyu: ki Kongo
Korean: ko ^콩고, ko ^꽁고 North Korea
Lao: lo ຄອງໂກ
Lithuanian: lt Kongas m
Luhya: luy Kongo
Luo: luo Kongo
Māori: mi Kōngo
Meru: mer Kongo
Norman: nrf Congo m
Persian: fa کنگو kongo
Polish: pl Kongo
Portuguese: pt Congo m
Romanian: ro Congo
Russian: ru Ко́нго f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Ко̏нго m
Latin: sh Kȍngo m
Sicilian: scn Concu m
Spanish: es Congo m
Tagalog: tl Konggo
Thai: th คองโก
Turkish: tr Kongo
Vietnamese: vi Công-gô
Yoruba: yo Kóngò
Q974 Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Kinshasa
Q971 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville
Q3503 river
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܟܘܿܢܓܘܿ m
Armenian: hy Կոնգո
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 剛果河 Gāngguǒ hé
Czech: cs Kongo
Danish: da Congofloden, da Zaïrefloden
Dutch: nl Kongo f, nl Congo f
Esperanto: eo Kongo
Estonian: et Kongo
Faroese: fo Kongo f, fo Kongoá f
Finnish: fi Kongo, fi Kongojoki
French: fr Congo m
German: de Kongo m
Greek: el Κονγκό n
Hebrew: he קונגו qongo
Hungarian: hu Kongó
Interlingua: ia Congo
Irish: ga Congó m An Congó
Italian: it Congo
Japanese: ja コンゴ Kongo
Kongo: kg Nzâdi Kôngo
Korean: ko ^콩고
Lingala: ln ebale Kongó, ln ebale Kɔ́ngɔ
Macedonian: mk Конго n
Norman: nrf Congo m
Persian: fa کنگو kongo
Polish: pl Kongo n
Portuguese: pt Congo m
Romanian: ro Congo n
Russian: ru Ко́нго m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Ко̏нго m
Latin: sh Kȍngo m
Spanish: es Congo m
Swahili: sw mto wa Kongo cm-mi, sw Kongo
Swedish: sv Kongo
Turkish: tr Kongo
Vietnamese: vi sông Công-gô
Breton: br Kongo
Latin: la Congum
See also
Appendix:Countries of the world
References
https://www.kupsala.net/risto/kongo/kituba-english.html
Etymology 2
en Congregationalist en -o.
Noun
en informal Congregationalist
Quotations
en
See also
en El Congo
Etymology 3
en
Proper noun
en locality in the carea/Eurobodalla south eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
Anagrams
en cgnoo cogon
Catalan
ca:
Pronunciation
ó
ca LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Congo.wav Valencia
Proper noun
m
ca Congo Q974,Q971,Q3503
Derived terms
ca congolès
ca República del Congo
ca República Democràtica del Congo
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
nhn proper noun
nhn Congo Q974,Q971
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Kongo
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkɔŋ.ɣoː/
nl Nl-Congo.ogg
nl Con go
Proper noun
n
nl Congo Q974,Q971
Coordinate terms
nl Zaïre historical
Derived terms
nl Belgisch-Congo <l:historical> Democratische Republiek Congo Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Kinshasa Congolees Republiek Congo
Proper noun
f
nl Congo Q3503
Further reading
nl
French
fr:
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Congo.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Congo.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Congo.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Congo.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m #s
fr Congo Q974,Q971
Derived terms
fr Congo belge Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Kinshasa congolais Congolais,Congolaise République Démocratique du Congo République du Congo tout ça ne nous rendra pas le Congo
Descendants
ja 1 コンゴ Kongo
Italian
it:
Pronunciation
Còngo<r:DiPI>
Proper noun
m
it Congo Q974,Q971,Q2597556,Q3503
Derived terms
it Repubblica Democratica del Congo
References
Anagrams
it cgnoo cogno
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt õɡu 2
pt Con go
Proper noun
m
pt Congo Q3503,Q2597556
pt República Democrática do Congo: pt Congo Q974 Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
pt República do Congo: pt Congo Q971 Congo Congo Republic Republic of the Congo
Derived terms
pt congolês
Spanish
es:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es Congo Q974,Q971,Q3503
Usage notes
Like in English, the definite article precedes Congo in Spanish (i.e. el Congo).
Derived terms
es mochuelo del Congo
Related terms
es congolés República del Congo República Democrática del Congo
Vietnamese
vi
Etymology
From vi fr Congo.
Proper noun
vi Congo Q974,Q971,Q3503
Synonyms
Công-gô
vi exonyms
Welsh
cy:
Etymology
From cy kg nkongo hunter congo.
Pronunciation
cy /ˈkɔŋɡɔ/ congo
Proper noun
m y Congo
cy Congo Q974,Q971,Q3503
Related terms
cy Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
cy Gweriniaeth y Congo Republic of the Congo