Luba-Katanga also known as Luba-Shaba and Kiluba is one of the two major Bantu languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo called Luba. For distinction linguists call the other Luba which has more speakers as Luba-Kasai. It is spoken mostly in the south-east area of the country by the Luba people.Kiluba is spoken in the area around Kabongo Kamina Luena Lubudi Malemba Nkulu Mulongo and Kaniama mostly in Katanga.
ISO 639-1 code
lu
ISO 639-2 code
lub
ISO 639-3 code
lub
family
Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Bantoid languages, Atlantic–Congo languages
spoken in
Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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