Kwango

See also: kwango

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwɑ̃.ɡo/

Proper noun

Kwango m

  1. a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hausa

Alternative forms

  • Congo (following English orthography)

Etymology

From English Congo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʷán.ɡò/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷáŋ.ɡʷò]

Proper noun

Kwangò f

  1. Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)
  2. Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)