Luba-Kasai
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 6,300,000 (1991 UBS). |
| Region | Widespread in Kasaï Occidental and Kasaï Oriental provinces. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo Southern Democratic Republic of Congo Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Luba-Lulua, Luva, Tshiluba, Western Luba |
| Dialects | Significant dialect differences between East Kasai region (Baluba people) and West Kasai region (Bena Lulua people). Similar to Hemba [hem]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.30) |
| Language use | National language. 700,000 L2 speakers. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Over 60% among Christians. Bible: 1927–1996. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Christian. |
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