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Kotanga

🇨🇩 DR Congo Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Kotanga definition 1

Lire, compter (To read, to count) - Lingala

"Tanga buku (Read the book)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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Country
🇨🇩 DR Congo
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1 community definition
Added
April 2026

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Kotanga 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Lire/compter (Read/count)

"A yeke kotanga buku (He's reading a book)"
Kotanga 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Lire, étudier (To read, to study)

"Natangi buku na yo (I read your book)"

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🌍 "Kotanga" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Kotanga 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Lire/compter (Read/count)
Kotanga 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Lire, étudier (To read, to study)

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