Abstract
The ethnic classifications selected for Congo as well as being based on cultural criteria, are based on locally recognized identity groups. The Kongo grouping, which constitutes nearly half the total population, is a broad group of culturally similar peoples who have historically come under the dominance of the Kongo kingdom and who speak Kikongo. They are also an important group in Zaire and Angola. It should be noted that the numerically and politically significant Lali (or Lari), although considered a Kongo group today, are of Téké origin and have formerly been classified as such. In addition to the major groups there are also Eshira peoples (4 percent), Maka (3 percent), and Kota (1 percent). Scattered Pygmy populations exist in the north. (Note: the term “M’bochi” is used in Congo census reports, but is not used by Murdock.) There were 8,000 French nationals resident in the Congo in 1977 (0.6 percent of the population.)
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Morrison, D.G., Mitchell, R.C., Paden, J.N. (1989). Congo. In: Black Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11023-0_21
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