Language

Kongo

Kongo is a macrolanguage.

Complete Bible

via Koongo and 2 other member languages

Scripture in Kongo

A complete Bible is reported in 3 member languages of Kongo, including Koongo.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Kongo is spoken

No country is recorded in our sources.

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About Kongo

ISO 639-3 code
kon

Languages grouped as Kongo 3

ISO 639-3 treats Kongo as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Kongo shows the best status among them.

Dialects and varieties 3

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Kongo as a whole.

  • KikongoNo known Scripture
  • KoongoNo known Scripture
  • LaariNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.