Congolese

congolese English Etymology From en fr congolais, equivalent to en Congo -ese. For information about the -l-, see en Togolese. Pronunciation en /ˌkɒŋ.ɡəˈliːz/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Congolese.wav Southern England en /ˌkɔŋ.ɡəˈliz/ US,non-cot-caught en /ˌkɑŋ.ɡəˈliz/ US,cot-caught en iːz 3 en Con go lese Noun * A person from the Congo or any Congolese state. en 2002 Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike Questioning African Cinema: Conversations With Filmmakers U of Minnesota Press 9781452905822 134 The first feature film ever made in Congo by a Congolese was Le hasard n'existe pas (There is no such thing as luck, 1977), by Madenda and Luzolo, and it was filmed in 16mm and in black and white. A person from the Republic of the Congo. en Congo-Brazzavillean A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire). en Congo-Kinshasan en Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/trumps-evidence-of-south-africa-white-genocide-contains-images-from-democratic-republic-of-congo 2025-05-22 The picture accompanying the article was in fact a screengrab of a video published by Reuters on 3 February and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showing humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot after deadly battles with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017234906/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/trumps-evidence-of-south-africa-white-genocide-contains-images-from-democratic-republic-of-congo 17 October 2026 Usage notes The term Congolese on its own is not strictly a nationality since it refers to two different nations, and it is therefore a regional or supranational word, like Dominican or Scandinavian. There is no simple modifier which can be added to the word to define which nation is meant. Sometimes the nation's acronym (ROC or DRC) is added before or after 'Congolese', as in 'DRC Congolese' or 'Congolese (DRC)', sometimes the names of the capitals are added: Three of them were DRC Congolese and the other two were ROC Congolese Three of them were (Kinshasa) Congolese and the other two were (Brazzaville) Congolese. Hypernyms en sub-Saharan, en African Translations person from either of the Congos Afrikaans: af Kongolees Albanian: sq kongoléz m, sq kongoléze f Asturian: ast congolés m, ast congolesa f Catalan: ca congolès, ca congolesa f Czech: cs Konžan m Dutch: nl Congolees m, nl Congolese f French: fr Congolais m, fr Congolaise f Galician: gl congolés m German: de Kongolese m, de Kongolesin f Greek: el Κονγκολέζος m, el Κονγκολέζα f Hungarian: hu kongói Italian: it congolese m f Japanese: ja コンゴ人 kongojin Kazakh: kk конголық Korean: ko 콩고인, ko 콩고 사람 Norwegian: no kongolesisk Bokmål: nb kongoleser m Nynorsk: nn kongolesar m Polish: pl Kongijczyk m-pr, pl Kongijka f Portuguese: pt congolês m Romanian: ro congolez m, ro congoleză f Russian: ru конголе́зец m, ru конголе́зка f Spanish: es congoleño m, es congoleña f, es congolés m, es congolesa f Swahili: sw Mkongo Swedish: sv kongoles c Tagalog: tl Konggoles m, tl Konggolesa f Turkish: tr Kongolu person from Republic of Congo Albanian: sq kongoléz m, sq kongoléze f Asturian: ast congolés m, ast congolesa f Catalan: ca congolès m, ca congolesa f Dutch: nl Congolees m, nl Congolese f French: fr Congolais de Brazzaville m, fr Congolaise de Brazzaville f, fr Brazza-Congolais m Italian: it congolese m f Japanese: ja コンゴ共和国人 kongokyōwakokujin Korean: ko 콩고 공화국인, ko 콩고 공화국 사람 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb brazzavillekongoleser m Nynorsk: nn brazzavillekongoleser m Polish: pl Kongijczyk m-pr, pl Kongijka f Portuguese: pt congolês m, pt congolesa f Romanian: ro congolez m, ro congoleză f Russian: ru конголе́зец m, ru конголе́зка f Spanish: es congolés m, es congolesa f, es congoleño m, es congoleña f Swahili: sw Mkongo Turkish: tr Kongolu person from Democratic Republic of Congo Albanian: sq kongoléz m, sq kongoléze f Asturian: ast congolés m, ast congolesa f Catalan: ca congolès m, ca congolesa f Dutch: nl Congolees m, nl Congolese f French: fr Congolais de Kinshasa m, fr Congolaise de Kinshasa f, fr Kino-Congolais m German: de der Demokratischen Republik Kongo Italian: it congolese m f Japanese: ja コンゴ民主共和国人 kongominshukyōwakokujin Korean: ko 콩고 민주 공화국인, ko 콩고 민주 공화국 사람 Norwegian: Bokmål: nb kongoleser m Nynorsk: nn kongolesar m Polish: pl Kongijczyk m-pr, pl Kongijka f Portuguese: pt congolês m, pt congolesa f Romanian: ro congolez m, ro congoleză f Russian: ru конголе́зец m, ru конголе́зка f Spanish: es congolés m, es congolesa f, es congoleño m, es congoleña f Swahili: sw Mkongo Turkish: tr Kongolu Adjective - Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state. en 2012 Phillip Jones Mariners, Merchants And The Military Too 0956554946 Where there were disagreements between the Portuguese and Congolese authorities with regard to the trading in African slaves, these tended to be about numbers, rather than the trade in human beings itself. According to some sources, the Congolese monarch publicly expressed his concerns to the Portuguese representatives that some European traders were enslaving all African citizens, Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people. en Congo-Brazzavillean Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people. en Congo-Kinshasan Coordinate terms Kinshasa en Zairean historical en Congolian Derived terms en Congolese giraffe Translations people or language of Republic of Congo Afrikaans: af Kongolees Asturian: ast congolés Czech: cs konžský Danish: da congolesisk Dutch: nl Congolees French: fr congolais m, fr congolaise f, fr brazza-congolais m German: de kongolesisch Greek: el κονγκολέζικος Norwegian: Bokmål: nb brazzavillekongolesisk Nynorsk: nn brazzavillekongolesisk Polish: pl kongijski m Portuguese: pt congolês m Romanian: ro congolez Russian: ru конголе́зский Spanish: es congoleño, es congolés Swahili: sw Kikongo Swedish: sv kongolesisk Turkish: tr Kongolu people or language of Democratic Republic of Congo Afrikaans: af Kongolees Asturian: ast congolés Czech: cs konžský Dutch: nl Congolees French: fr kino-congolais m, fr congolais m German: de der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, de kongolesisch Greek: el της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας του Κογκό Norwegian: Bokmål: nb kongolesisk Nynorsk: nn kongolesisk Polish: pl kongijski m Portuguese: pt congolês m Romanian: ro congolez Russian: ru конголе́зский Spanish: es congoleño, es congolés Swahili: sw Kikongo Swedish: sv kongolesisk Turkish: tr Kongolu en Demonyms Nationalities Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo