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ISO 639-3 · lualua
Niger–Congo family
Luba-Kasai
Tshiluba
Luba-Kasai is a language of the Luban branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. Wikidata counts about 6.3 m speakers (1991). Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in DR Congo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lua- Glottocode
luba1249- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 2 Provincial
- Wikipedia
- 48 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
2EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Luba-Kasai · Tshiluba |
|---|---|
| Also called | Luba-Lulua, Tshiluba, Ciluba, Western Luba, Bena-Luba |
| All speakers | 6,300,000 (1991) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 2 Provincial2
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Luba-Kasai
The branches above Luba-Kasai, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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