Language

San Salvador Kongo

San Salvador Kongo is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in DR Congo, Angola and Republic of the Congo.

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Scripture in San Salvador Kongo

A complete Bible is reported in San Salvador Kongo.

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 San Salvador Kongo is spoken

  • DR Congo
  • Angola
  • Republic of the Congo

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About San Salvador Kongo

Part of
Kongo (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
kwy
Glottocode
sans1272
Also known as
Kikongo

Dialects and varieties 10

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

  • Cisundi CabindaNo known Scripture
  • CiwoyoNo known Scripture
  • CizaliNo known Scripture
  • IkociNo known Scripture
  • IwoyoNo known Scripture
  • KakongoNo known Scripture
  • Kikongo: KimbataNo known Scripture
  • Kikongo: ZomboNo known Scripture
  • MbokaNo known Scripture
  • NdingiNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • 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.