Luba-Katanga language

Spoken in

  • Niger - Congo languages Benue - Congo languages Bantoide languages Bantu languages Kiluba

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Lub

Kiluba (also: Luba - Katanga Luba - Shaba or ) is a common in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo Bantu language with 3 million speakers.

It is closely related with Tschiluba. It belongs to the languages ​​Swahili, Lingala and Kikongo to the four national languages ​​of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since the mid-20th century, the Kiluba finds limited use in writing.

Kiluba is the language of the Luba people in the region of Katanga and Lomani. Meanwhile, the language also understand many other peoples of the Congo, as they live together in everyday life with the Luba.

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  • Single language
  • Bantu languages
Language family Kongo language Kituba language
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