Kituba language
Creole language spoken in Central Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Kongo language.
Kituba (Kituba: Kituba, Kituba: Kikongo ya leta) is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language[3] based on Kikongo, a Bantu language. It is a national language in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Kituba | |
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Monokutuba, Munukutuba, Kituba (mkw) Kikongo ya leta (ktu) | |
Native speakers | (5.4 million cited 1987–1990)[1] Several million L2 speakers |
Official status | |
Official language in | National language and unofficial language: Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:mkw – Kituba (RC)ktu – Kituba (DRC) |
Glottolog | kitu1246 DRCkitu1245 RC |
H10A,B [2] | |
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