Properties (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
language
|
| gptkbp:code |
KIK
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| gptkbp:communityEvents |
celebrated during cultural festivals
celebrated in cultural events |
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
influenced by colonial history
influenced_by_African_traditions |
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
used in folklore
used in religious practices used in traditional music recognized by local governments recognized in cultural heritage initiatives |
| gptkbp:family |
gptkb:Niger-Congo
|
| gptkbp:hasLanguage |
faces challenges from dominant languages
struggles with language shift |
| gptkbp:homeMediaRelease |
used in radio broadcasts
used in television programs used in online platforms used in newspapers |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kikongo
|
| gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
kik
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Bantu_languages
agglutinative influences local dialects taught in some schools subject-verb-object order Kikongo ya Leta Kikongo ya Kintandu used in daily communication regional variations exist used in storytelling traditions active speaker community promoted by NGOs evolving with modern influences considered endangered in some areas has different registers has urban and rural dialects influences music and dance forms part of ethnic identity for speakers taught in cultural centers contains_loanwords_from_Portuguese |
| gptkbp:languageOfInstruction |
has been documented in various studies
documented in linguistic surveys |
| gptkbp:languageSpoken |
efforts to promote usage
community efforts for preservation |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
approximately 7 million
|
| gptkbp:officialLanguage |
gptkb:Kituba
gptkb:Lingala |
| gptkbp:officialResidence |
recognized in some regions
|
| gptkbp:phonology |
has nasal vowels
|
| gptkbp:providesResourcesFor |
subject of linguistic research
available language resources online textbooks available for learners |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Republic_of_the_Congo gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo |
| gptkbp:screenplayBy |
Latin_script
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
has a body of literature
|