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Kongo culture

Kingdom of Kongo The Kingdom of Kongo ( or ''Wene wa Kongo;'' ) was a kingdom in Central Africa. It was located in present-day northern Angola, the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. At its gre ...

Kongo cosmogram The Kongo cosmogram (also called ''yowa or dikenga cross'', Kikongo: ''dikenga dia Kongo'' or ''tendwa kia nza-n' Kongo)'' is a core symbol in Bakongo religion that depicts the physical world (''Ku Nseke''), the spiritual world (''Ku Mpémba'') ...

Kongo language Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Angola. It is a tonal language. The vast majority of present-day speakers live ...

or Kikongo, one of the Bantu languages *

Kongo languages The Kongo languages are a clade of Bantu languages, coded Zone H.10 in Guthrie's classification, that are spoken by the Bakongo: : Bembe language (Kibembe), Beembe (Pangwa, Doondo, Kamba, Gangala), Ndingi language, Ndingi, Kunyi language, Kunyi, M ...

Kongo people The Kongo people (also , singular: or ''M'kongo; , , singular: '') are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. Subgroups include the Beembe, Bwende, Vili, Sundi, Yombe, Dondo, Lari, and others. They have li ...

Kongo religion Kongo religion (Kongo language, Kikongo: Bukongo or Bakongo) encompasses the traditional beliefs of the Kongo people, Bakongo people. Due to the highly centralized position of the Kingdom of Kongo, its leaders were able to influence much of the ...

Places

* Kongo, Ghana, a town in Ghana *

Kongo Central Kongo Central (), formerly Bas-Congo, is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Matadi. History At the time of independence, the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the greater province of ...

, formerly Bas-Congo, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo *

M'banza-Kongo Mbanza Kongo (, , or , known as São Salvador in Portuguese language, Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; ), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 148,000 in 2014. Mbanza Kongo was the capital of the Kingdom of K ...

, the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province *

Kongo University Kongo University () is a university in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its name is abbreviated to UK, after its French name. The main offices of the university are located in Mbanza-Ngungu. UK currently operates two linked campuses, at ...

, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

People

Cheick Kongo Cheick Kongo (born May 17, 1975) is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator. ...

, French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer *

Cyril Kongo Cyril Kongo, also known as Kongo, was born in 1969 as Cyril Phan in Toulouse, France. He is a French painter and graffiti artist. Biography Born of a Vietnamese father and a French mother, Cyril Phan spent his early childhood in Vietnam until ...

(also known as Kongo), (born 1969), French painter and graffiti artist *

Kongo Kong Steven Wilson (born August 10, 1979) is an American professional wrestler best known under the ring name Kongo Kong. He is best known for his time with Global Force Wrestling and Impact Wrestling. Early career Wilson went to Saginaw Valley S ...

(born 1979), American professional wrestler *

Shekie Kongo Shekie Kongo (born 13 June 1949) is a Malawian former boxer. Shekie competed in the light flyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, ...

(born 1949), Malawian boxer

Arts and entertainment

* ''Kongo'' (film), a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by William J. Cowen

Kongo culture

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People

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