Tshiluba alternatively spelled Ciluba also called (Luba-Kasai Luba-Lulua Kikasaiand Luva?) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is a national language along with Lingala Swahili and Kikongo. It is one of two major Congolese languages called Luba (see Luba-Katanga). The prefix Tshi/ or Ci followed by the suffix Luba means ‘Luba language’ or language of the Luba people or even the speaking of the baluba.
ISO 639-2 code
lua
ISO 639-3 code
none, lua
family
Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Southern Bantoid languages
spoken in
Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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