Congo

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Name

1. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).
2. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).
3. A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
4. A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.

Noun

Congregationalist

Hevwate

Zaire

Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

the Republic of the Congo

Congo River

Belgian Congo

Zaire River

French Congo

Equateur

Kasai

Middle Congo

People’s Republic of the Congo

Shaba

Congo red

Congo - Kinshasa

Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Kinshasa

Congo - Brazzaville

Bemba

the Congo

Kongo

Kinshasa

Katanga

DRC

Kivu

Bandunda

Congo Orientale

Werger

Congo

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Kongo

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Congo

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Kongo

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Κονγκό

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Repubblica del Congo

Congo-Brazzaville

Repubblica Democratica del Congo

Demokratische Republik Kongo

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

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Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Kongo: dikongo

Hevwate bi zuluyî: umkhonto

In summary

After Kongo, from Kongo nkongo (“hunter”). Compare Kongo dikongo (“spear”), Zulu umkhonto, Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó.