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Kongo Culture
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa" * Republic of the Congo, the smaller country to the northwest, capital Brazzaville, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville" Congo or Kongo may also refer to: Places Africa * Congo Basin, or the Congo, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River * Congo Canyon, a submarine canyon * Kingdom of Kongo (1390–1914) * Kingdom of Kakongo (15th century–1885) * Congo Free State (1885–1908) * Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) or Congo-Léopoldville (1960–1971) * People's Republic of the Congo (1969–1992) * Kongo, Ghana, town in Ghana * Kongo, Liberia, small town in Liberia Former colonies * Belgian Congo * French Congo * Portuguese Congo United States * Congo, Alabama * Congo, Missouri * Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo, Missouri
Congo is an extinct town in southwestern Shannon County, Missouri, Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Congo and the Congo School were located approximately three miles southwest of Montier, Missouri, Montier and US Route 60. Spring Creek (Eleven Point River tributary), Spring Creek flows past the location to the southwest. A post office called Congo was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1931. The community was named after the Congo River, in Africa. References Ghost towns in Missouri Ghost towns in Shannon County, Missouri {{ShannonCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo (album)
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica), and have been active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their ''Heart of the Congos'' album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry. History Myton had previously been a member of The Tartans in the late 1960s (along with Prince Lincoln Thompson, Devon Russell and Lindburgh Lewis), and Ras Michael's group, and had recorded with Thompson's Royal Rasses in the mid-1970s. He formed the Congos, initially as a duo with Johnson, recording the single "At the Feast" for Lee "Scratch" Perry. Perry expanded the group to a trio with the addition of Burnett, this line-up recording the classic roots reggae album ''Heart of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Congos
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and Cedric Myton (falsetto) (b. 1947, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica), later becoming a trio with the addition of Watty Burnett (baritone) (b. early 1950s, Port Antonio, Jamaica), and have been active on and off from the mid-1970s until the present day. They are best known for their ''Heart of the Congos'' album, recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry. History Myton had previously been a member of The Tartans in the late 1960s (along with Prince Lincoln Thompson, Devon Russell and Lindburgh Lewis), and Ras Michael's group, and had recorded with Thompson's Royal Rasses in the mid-1970s. He formed the Congos, initially as a duo with Johnson, recording the single "At the Feast" for Lee "Scratch" Perry. Perry expanded the group to a trio with the addition of Burnett, this line-up recording the classic roots reggae album ''Heart of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongo People
The Kongo people ( kg, Bisi Kongo, , singular: ; also , 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 lived along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, in a region that by the 15th century was a centralized and well-organized Kingdom of Kongo, but is now a part of three countries. Their highest concentrations are found south of in the Republic of the Congo, southwest of Pool Malebo and west of the Kwango River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, north of Luanda, Angola and southwest Gabon. They are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of the Congo, and one of the major ethnic groups in the other two countries they are found in. In 1975, the Kongo population was reported as 4,040,000. The Kongo people were among the earliest indigenous Africans to welcome Portuguese traders in 1483 CE, and began converting to Catholicism in the late 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongo Language
Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Angola. It is a tonal language. It was spoken by many of those who were taken from the region and sold as slaves in the Americas. For this reason, while Kongo still is spoken in the above-mentioned countries, creolized forms of the language are found in ritual speech of Afro-American religions, especially in Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It is also one of the sources of the Gullah language and the Palenquero creole in Colombia. The vast majority of present-day speakers live in Africa. There are roughly seven million native speakers of Kongo, with perhaps two million more who use it as a second language. Geographic distribution Kongo was the language of the Kingdom of Kongo prior to the creation of Angola by the Portuguese Crown in 1575 and the Berlin Conference (1884-1885) that balkanized the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: : Beembe (Pangwa, Doondo, Kamba, Hangala), Ndingi, Kunyi, Mboka, Kongo, Western Kongo, Laari (Laadi), Vili, Yombe, Suundi Languages ''Glottolog'', based on Koen Bostoen (2018, 2019), classifies two dozen languages of the Kongo language cluster as follows: *Kikongo language cluster **Hungan-Samba: Hungan, Samba **Nuclear cluster ***Yaka-Suku: Suku, Yaka-Pelende-Lonzo ***"Kikongoic" **** Beembe ****Kambakunyic Kikongo *****Kamba-Kunyi: Kaamba, Kunyi *****Kilaadic Kikongo ******Nuclear Northern Kikongo: Doondo, Laari, Suundi ******Central-Southern Kikongo *******Southeastern Kikongo ******** Eastern Kikongo ********Southern Kikongo: Hungu-Pombo, Koongo-Kituba (Congo Kituba, DRC Kituba, South-Central Koongo) *******West Kikongo ******** San Salvador Kongo ******** Yombe ********Vilic ********* Vili *********Lumbuic **********Lumbu Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger–Congo Languages
Niger–Congo is a hypothetical language family spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic-Congo languages (which share a characteristic noun class system), and possibly several smaller groups of languages that are difficult to classify. If valid, Niger-Congo would be the world's largest in terms of member languages, the third-largest in terms of speakers, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area.Irene Thompson"Niger-Congo Language Family" "aboutworldlanguages", March 2015 It is generally considered to be the world's largest language family in terms of the number of distinct languages, just ahead of Austronesian, although this is complicated by the ambiguity about what constitutes a distinct language; the number of named Niger–Congo languages listed by ''Ethnologue'' is 1,540. If valid, it would be the third-largest language family in the world by number of native speakers, comprising around 700 million people as of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Volcano
The Congo Volcano, in Spanish the and also known as Congo Mountain, , is an inactive volcano in Costa Rica, situated in the Cordillera Central range near the Poás Volcano and within the Poás Volcano National Park. It is often confused with Platanar Volcano, which often receives the alternative and incorrect name of . Toponymy The name comes from the Mantled howler The mantled howler (''Alouatta palliata'') is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" ... monkey, locally known as Congo monkey, as it is common to find it in the region and its howling can be hear at great distances. The name was in use by the 19th century. Physical aspects The Congo volcano is a stratovolcano, with an area of 25 km2, 6 km north of Poás Volcano. The crater is open on its north side, and it is very eroded due to rain, which in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Town
Congo Town is a small village located in South Andros district, part of Andros Island in the Bahamas. It is served by the South Andros Airport. In 2010, the population was 90. - Bahamas Department of Statistics See also * * |
Congo River (other)
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The Congo River is a river in Africa. Congo River or Río Congo may also refer to: * Congo River (Panama), a river in Panama * Congo River (Ecuador), a river in Ecuador * '' Congo River, Beyond Darkness'', a 2005 Belgian documentary by Thierry Michel * Congo Run, a stream in Hancock County, West Virginia, U.S. * Río Congo, Darién, a corregimiento (subdivision of a district) in Panama * Congo River Rapids (Alton_Towers), a water rapids ride at Alton Towers See also * Congo (other) Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa: * Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo, Paraíba
Congo, Paraíba is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraíba This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraíba (PB), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Paraíba is divided into 223 municipalities, which are grouped into 23 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions. See ... References Municipalities in Paraíba {{Paraíba-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
