Luba-Katanga language

Luba-Katanga language
Luba
Kiluba
Spoken in Democratic Republic of Congo
Region Katanga Province
Native speakers 1,505,000  (1991)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-1 lu
ISO 639-2 lub
ISO 639-3 lub

Luba-Katanga, also known as Luba-Shaba and Kiluba, is one of two major Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo called "Luba". (See Luba-Kasai.) It is spoken mostly in the south-east area of the country by the Luba people.[1]

References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman. Language Decline and Death in Africa. Multilingual Matters. pp. 74. ISBN 1853598089. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yoZ_fU_B0KgC. 

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