Kituba language
Kituba is a widely used lingua franca in Central Africa. It is a creole language based on Kikongo, a family of closely related Bantu languages. It is an official language in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is not entirely accurate to call Kituba a creole language as it lacks the distinction between superstrate and substrate influence that is typical of creole development.
Names
Kituba is known by many names among its speakers. In the Republic of Congo it is called Munukutuba or Kituba. The former is a grammatically incorrect phrase which means literally "I to speak". The latter means simply "speech". The name Kituba is used in the constitution of the Republic of Congo.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo it is called Kikongo ya leta (i.e. Kikongo of the state administration), but it is often called in short Kikongo, especially out of the region of ethnic Bakongo people. The constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo lists Kikongo as one of the national languages. In fact, it refers to Kikongo ya leta (i.e. Kituba), because a translation of the constitution itself is written in Kituba but no translation exists in Kikongo.
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Witches' Brew
by: Katy BI'll open this book and blow the dust
Off these pages of desire and lust
I'll search for a spell perfect for you
'Cause I'm into get you enchanted with me... too
Oh oh ooooh
Come see what I got for you
All the others got me misunderstood
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Oh oh ooooh
I need you to feel it too
All the others got me misunderstood
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Blood rose petals go into my room
Storm in and slowly, around I go thinking of you
And how sweet life will be when you are finally mine
I'll wake and live life like I've longed for all this time
Oh oh ooooh
Come see what I got for you
All the others got me misunderstood
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Oh oh ooooh
I need you to feel it too
All the others got me misunderstood
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Open up your eyes now
Now your love belongs to me
Open up your eyes now
Now there's no escaping me
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Oh oh ooooh
Come see what I got for you
All the others got me misunderstood
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good
Oh oh ooooh
I need you to feel it too
All the others got me misunderstood
Come with me, I'll make you feel so good