Kituba language

Kituba
Kituba
Monokutuba, Munukutuba, Kituba (mkw); Kikongo ya leta (ktu)
Speakers	L1: 13 million (2018–2022); L2: 800,000
Language family	Kongo-based creole Kituba;
Official status
Official language in	National language and unofficial language:; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; mkw – Kituba (RC); ktu – Kituba (DRC)
Glottolog	kitu1246 DRC; kitu1245 RC
Guthrie code	H10A,B
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Kituba (Kituba: Kituba, Kituba: Kikongo ya leta) is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language^[3] based on Kikongo, a Bantu language. It is a national language in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kituba
Monokutuba, Munukutuba, Kituba (mkw) Kikongo ya leta (ktu)
Speakers	L1: 13 million (2018–2022)^[1] L2: 800,000
Language family	Kongo-based creole Kituba
Official status
Official language in	National language and unofficial language: Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `mkw` – Kituba (RC) `ktu` – Kituba (DRC)
Glottolog	`kitu1246` DRC `kitu1245` RC
Guthrie code	`H10A,B`^[2]
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