how to pronounce kongo

/ˈkɔŋɡo/

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kongo is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of kongo in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… einlagern die kongo die würde ich kurz …”

meanings of kongo

name:

Congo (river).
Congo (country with Brazzaville as capital).

noun:

Kongo (a Bantu language).

kongo frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word kongo occurs in german on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.