What are the steps to know to achieve this?
Welcome to this new language course dedicated to learning the Kikongo language. Today we will learn the words and expressions used in the family and at home.
To learn Kikongo words and expressions more easily, you need to know the pronunciation of the vowels. This is how you will have the vowel « u » replaced by « o », the vowel « i » replaced by « e », the consonant « g » replaced by « v » or anything else.
the steps to know how to do this are the following:
take time and read the words in the charts carefully.
try to repeat the words every day.
So make yourself comfortable and learn his words.
| French | kikongo |
|---|---|
| Family ( restricted ) | kivumu |
| Family (in the broad sense) | dikanda |
| The father | tata |
| The mother | mama |
| A child | mwana |
| The children | bana |
| Brother/sister | mpangui |
| Older brother/sister | yaya ( you can add ya bakala or ya kento to specify ) |
| Younger brother/sister | léki Maternal aunt (mother’s older sister) = mama ya kulutu |
| Maternal aunt (mother’s younger sister) | mama ya leki |
| Paternal aunt (father’s older or younger sister) | tata ya kento (father-wife) |
| Paternal uncle (father’s older brother) | papa ya kulutu |
| Paternal uncle (father’s younger brother) | papa ya leki |
some examples of sentences in Kikongo.
Bakala dia mvimba ka dilanga ko : as he is, this man never cries.
Bana ba kivumu kimosi : children born of the same mother, children from the same womb.
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