LUB ISO 639-3
Luba-Katanga
Kiluba Autonym
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- lub
- Alternate Names
- Luba, Luba-Shaba
- Autonym
- Kiluba
- Population
- 1,510,000 (1991 UBS).
- Location:
- Haut-Lomami province; Sankuru province: southeast.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.33)
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Language loss by some children in Lualaba province. Used as L2 by Kaonde [kqn].
- Language Development
- Grammar. Bible: 1951.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Luba-Katanga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Haut-Lomami province; Sankuru province: southeast.
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