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:
“Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.”
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