| Konjo | |
| Nativename: | Olhukonzo |
| States: | Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Ethnicity: | Bakonjo |
| Speakers: | in Uganda |
| Date: | 2002 census |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Volta-Congo |
| Fam4: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam5: | Bantoid |
| Fam6: | Southern Bantoid |
| Fam7: | Bantu |
| Fam8: | Northeast Bantu |
| Fam9: | Great Lakes Bantu |
| Fam10: | Rwenzori |
| Iso3: | koo |
| Glotto: | konz1239 |
| Glottorefname: | Konzo |
| Guthrie: | JD.41 |
The lhukonzo (Konzo) language, variously rendered Lukonzo, Olukonzo, and konzo, is a Bantu language spoken by the Konzo people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a 77% lexical similarity with Nande. There are many dialects, including Sanza (Ekisanza).
| b | d | e | f | g | h | i | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | y | z |
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | prenasalized | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| implosive/ voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| voiceless prenasalized | pronounced as /link/ | ||||||||
| Affricate | pronounced as /link/ | ||||||||
| Fricative | prenasalized | pronounced as /link/ | |||||||
| voiced | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ (h) | ||||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| Rhotic | pronounced as /link/ | ||||||||
Konzo is characterized by distinguishing advanced and retracted tongue root.[1]
| Front | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Near-close | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | |
| Open | pronounced as /link/ |
List of basic phrases and words.[2]