Creolized forms of Kongo are found in traditional African religions of Africa with some influence from Christianity.
 For this reason, while Kongo still is spoken in the above-mentioned countries, creolized forms of the language are found in ritual speech of Afro-American religions, especially in Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti. 
Afro-American religions (also known as African diasporic religions or New World traditions) are a number of related religions that developed in the Americas in various nations of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the southern United States. 
 They derive from traditional African religions of Africa with some influence from Christianity. 
