Congolese or Kongolese may refer to:

African peoples

Congolese people (disambiguation) Congolese people may refer to: * People from the following countries and regions: ** Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the Congo River ** Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), the former French Congo ** Democratic Republic of the Congo (C ...

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 ...

, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by speaking of the common language Kikongo *

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 th ...

, the Bantu language spoken by the Bakongo and Bandundu people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo and Angola *

Democratic Republic of the Congo cuisine The cuisine of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo varies widely, representing the food of indigenous people. Cassava, ''fufu'', rice, plantain and potatoes are generally the staple foods eaten with other side dish ...

, food of indigenous people, cassava the staple

African countries

* Something of, from, or related to the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

(Brazzaville), in Africa, located west of the Congo River * Something of, from, or related to the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

, in Africa, through which the Congo River flows * Something of, from, or related to the former

French Congo The French Congo (french: Congo français) or Middle Congo (french: Moyen-Congo) was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo and parts of Gabon, and the Central African Republic. In 1910, i ...

, in Africa, the modern-day Republic of the Congo * Something of, from, or related to the former

, in Africa, the modern-day Democratic Republic * Something of, from, or related to the former

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colo ...

, in Africa, the predecessor of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) * Something of, from, or related to the former

Congo Free State ''(Work and Progress) , national_anthem = Vers l'avenir , capital = Vivi Boma , currency = Congo Free State franc , religion = Catholicism (''de facto'') , leader1 = Leopo ...

, in Africa, the predecessor of the Belgian Congo

African peoples

African countries

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