| Group: | Komo |
| Pop: | 400.000 |
| Pop1: | 400.000 (1998) |
| Languages: | Komo |
| Religions: | Traditional religion. Catholicism |
The Komo are bantu people from Central Africa that lives in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Depending on the sources and context, there are several forms: Babira, Bakomo, Bakumbu, Bakumu, Komos, Kumo, Kumu, Kuumu, Wakumu.[1]
Their language is Komo (or kikomo), a bantu language which number of speakers was estimated in 400.000 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998.
Traditional beliefs. Belief in creators of worlds (Muungu) and demiurges (Nkya). There are astral legends. Before farming and hunting begin, rituals with sacrifices to the spirits are performed. There is also a belief in magic. Part of the population is Catholic (mainly urban residents).[2]