Teke people
Current Õkoo (King) of the Teke Michael Ganari Nsalou II and Queen Ngalifourou | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~1,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Republic of the Congo | 569,400 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 226,000 |
| Gabon | 213,000 |
| Languages | |
| Teke languages, French, Lingala | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional African religions | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kongo people, Yanzi people, Bantu peoples | |
| Teke | |
|---|---|
| Person | MôTeke |
| People | BaTéké |
| Language | Teke languages |
| Country | Tio Kingdom |
The Teke people or Bateke, also known as the Tyo or Tio, are a Bantu Central African ethnic group (specifically the North Western Bantu) that speak the Teke languages and that mainly inhabit the south, north, and center of the Republic of the Congo, the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a minority in the south-east of Gabon. Omar Bongo, who was President of Gabon in the late 20th century, was a Teke.