Kota, or iKota, is a Bantu language spoken by the Bakota people. It is spoken in northeastern Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province and in some areas of Republic of Congo. According to Ethnologue there are 34,442 Kota speakers in Gabon and 9,055 in the Republic of Congo.Ethnologue report
Kota includes several dialects, which include: Ndambomo, Mahongwe, Ikota-la-hua, Sake, Menzambi, Bougom.
Phonology +ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalPlosive Prenasalized Fricative NasalApproximant
+VowelsFrontCentralBackHigh Mid-high Mid-low Low
Kota also has two tones; high and low. References