Abstract

The Republic of Congo (pop. 3 447 000 in 2000; 2001 estimate) consists of two primary linguistic zones: a northern zone, where Lingala is the lingua franca, and a southern zone, where Munukutuba is the lingua franca. Lingala and Munukutuba have the status of national languages, while French is the official language of government and education. Local vernacular languages have no official status in Congolese language policy. Christian missions and nongovernmental organizations are permitted nonetheless to work in the local languages, and several vernacular Bible translation and literacy projects are underway.

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