Republic of the Congo Languages

Description
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa. It should not be confused with the large neighboring country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The official language is French with Kituba and Lingala as national languages.
 * French - Spoken by 30% of the Congolese population
 * Kituba or Munukutuba - A simplified Kikongo creole is used by 50.35% of the population who live in the south
 * Lingala - The river language that is spoken mainly in the north and east and has grown quickly in the past few years

Word List(s)
French
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * Most Common French Words
 * Useful French phrases

Kituba or Munukutuba
 * Kituba-English Word List

Lingala
 * Useful phrases in Lingala
 * Lingala Word List

Alphabet and Pronunciation
French
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation

Kituba or Munukutuba
 * Kituba Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Kituba Vowels
 * Kituba Consonants

Lingala The Lingala language has 35 letters and digraphs. The digraphs each have a specific order in the alphabet; for example, mza will be expected to be ordered before mba, because the digraph mb follows the letter m. The letters r and h are rare but present in borrowed words. The accents indicate the tones as follows:
 * Lingala Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * Lingala Phonology
 * Lingala Alphabet and Pronunciation
 * no accent for default tone, the low tone
 * acute accent for the high tone
 * circumflex for descending tone
 * caron for ascending tone

Language Aids and Dictionaries
French
 * French Handwriting
 * French Letter Writing Guide
 * French Languages
 * French to English Dictionary
 * French Dictionary

Kituba or Munukutuba
 * Kituba Pronouns
 * Kituba Nouns
 * Kituba Verbs
 * Dictionary English - Kituba

Lingala
 * Characteristics and usage
 * Lingala Noun class system
 * Verbal extensions
 * Tense inflections
 * Lingala dictionary

Additional Resources

 * Kituba (Lingua Franca Kikongo)