fˈoːɹ ˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, θɹˈiː ʌv ðˌɛm bˈæntuː bˈeɪst, hæv ðə stˈæɾəs ʌv nˈæʃənəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ: kɪkˈɑːŋɡoʊ, lɪŋɡˈɑːlə, swɑːhˈiːli ænd tˈiːʃɪlˈuːbə.
Four other languages, three of them Bantu based, have the status of national language: Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba.