Other Languages
The most notable other languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are Mongo, Lunda, Tetela, Chokwe, Budza, Lendu, Mangbetu, Nande, Ngbaka, and Eborna.
As of 2010 the government decided to include Portuguese as an optional language at schools as a reflex of the increasing influence in the continent.
Among the slangs spoken in Congo, Indubil has been noted since around the sixties and continues to evolve nowadays.
Read more about this topic: Languages Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Famous quotes containing the word languages:
“People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can’t pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as “exotic” but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)
“No doubt, to a man of sense, travel offers advantages. As many languages as he has, as many friends, as many arts and trades, so many times is he a man. A foreign country is a point of comparison, wherefrom to judge his own.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)