Alternate Names: Kikoongo, Monokutuba, Munukutuba
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Kituba , of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Status Notes: Statutory language of national identity (2002, Constitution, Article 6), recognized as lingua franca.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,160,000 (1987 SIL).
Language Use: Main language of the south and one of the 2 national languages. Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%-10%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 2005.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Congo
Other Comments: Main language of the south.