ðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ɪz ɐ mˌʌltɪlˈɪŋɡwəl kˈʌntɹi wˌɛɹ ɐn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd tˈoʊɾəl ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ spˈoʊkən.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a multilingual country where an estimated total of 242 languages are spoken.