"Kikongo" meaning in English

See Kikongo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Kongo ki- + Kongo, the prefix indicating inanimate or abstract nouns, and used to form language names. Attested in English since the late nineteenth century; Kongo appears earlier in the century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kg|ki-}} Kongo ki-, {{m|kg|Kongo}} Kongo, {{m|en|Kongo}} Kongo Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kikongo
  1. Synonym of Kongo (language) Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Kongo [synonym, synonym-of]

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-17 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-01 using wiktextract (0b52755 and 5cb0836). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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