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Here is a list of all 216 languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in addition to French. These languages were spoken before the Belgians arrived, and all but one are still spoken today:
1. Alur
2. Amba
3. Asoa
4. Aushi
5. Avokaya
6. Babango
7. Baka
8. Bali
9. Baloi
10. Bamwe
11. Banda, Mid-Southern
12. Banda, South Central
13. Banda, Togbo-Vara
14. Bangala
15. Bangba
16. Bangi
17. Bangubangu
18. Barambu
19. Beeke
20. Bemba
21. Bemba
22. Bembe
23. Bendi
24. Bera
25. Bhele
26. Bila
27. Binji
28. Boguru
29. Boko
30. Bolia
31. Boloki
32. Bolondo
33. Boma
34. Bomboli
35. Bomboma
36. Borna
37. Bozaba
38. Budu
39. Budza
40. Buraka
41. Bushoong
42. Buya
43. Buyu
44. Bwa
45. Bwela
46. Bwile
47. Chokwe
48. Dengese
49. Ding
50. Dongo
51. Dzando
52. Efe
53. Enya
54. Foma
55. Fuliiru
56. Furu
57. Gbanziri
58. Gbati-ri
59. Gilima
60. Gobu
61. Hamba
62. Havu
63. Hema
64. Hemba
65. Holoholo
66. Holu
67. Hunde
68. Hungana
69. Joba
70. Kabwari
71. Kaiku
72. Kakwa
73. Kaliko
74. Kango
75. Kango
76. Kanu
77. Kanyok
78. Kaonde
79. Kari
80. Kela
81. Kele
82. Kete
83. Kituba
84. Komo
85. Kongo
86. Kongo, San Salvador
87. Konzo
88. Koongo
89. Kpala
90. Kusu
91. Kwami
92. Kwese
93. Lala-Bisa
94. Lalia
95. Lamba
96. Langbashe
97. Lega-Mwenga
98. Lega-Shabunda
99. Lele
100. Lendu
101. Lengola
102. Lese
103. Libinza
104. Ligenza
105. Lika
106. Likila
107. Lingala
108. Lobala
109. Logo
110. Lombi
111. Lombo
112. Lonzo
113. Luba-Kasai
114. Luba-Katanga
115. Lugbara
116. Luna
117. Lunda
118. Lusengo
119. Lwalu
120. Ma
121. Mabaale
122. Mamvu
123. Mangbetu
124. Mangbutu
125. Mayeka
126. Mayogo
127. Mba
128. Mbala
129. Mbandja
130. Mbesa
131. Mbo
132. Mbole
133. Mfinu
134. Mituku
135. Moingi
136. Mongo-Nkundu
137. Mono
138. Monzombo
139. Mpuono
140. Mündü
141. Mvuba
142. Nande
143. Ndaka
144. Ndo
145. Ndobo
146. Ndolo
147. Ndunga
148. Ngando
149. Ngbaka
150. Ngbaka Ma'bo
151. Ngbandi, Northern
152. Ngbandi, Southern
153. Ngbee
154. Ngbinda
155. Ngbundu
156. Ngelima
157. Ngiti
158. Ngombe
159. Ngongo
160. Ngul
161. Ngundu
162. Nkutu
163. Ntomba
164. Nyali
165. Nyanga
166. Nyanga-li
167. Nyindu
168. Nzakara
169. Ombo
170. Omi
171. Pagibete
172. Pambia
173. Pelende
174. Phende
175. Poke
176. Ruund
177. Rwanda
178. Sakata
179. Salampasu
180. Samba
181. Sanga
182. Sango
183. Seba
184. Sengele
185. Sere
186. Shi
187. So
188. Sonde
189. Songa
190. Songe
191. Songo
192. Songomeno
193. Songoora
194. Suku
195. Swahili, Congo
196. Taabwa
197. Tagbu
198. Talinga-Bwisi
199. Teke, Eboo
200. Teke, Ibali
201. Tembo
202. Tembo
203. Tetela
204. Tiene
205. Vanuma
206. Wongo
207. Yaka
208. Yakoma
209. Yamongeri
210. Yango
211. Yansi
212. Yela
213. Yombe
214. Yulu
215. Zande
216. Zimba
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