The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: LUB
ISO 639-2: lua
| Population | 6,300,000 (1991 UBS). |
| Region | Used throughout Kasaï Occidental and Kasaï Oriental provinces. |
| Alternate names | LUBA-LULUA, TSHILUBA, WESTERN LUBA, LUVA |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.30). |
| Comments | Significant dialect differences between East Kasai Region (Baluba people) and West Kasai Region (Bena Lulua people). Hemba is a closely related language. National language. Literacy rate in second language: Over 60% among Christians. Christian; over 1/3. Bible 1927-1996. |
