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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Democratic Republic of the Congo > Luba-Katanga

Luba-Katanga

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3lub

Population  1,510,000 (1991 UBS).
Region  Katanga Province, Haut-Lomami District.
Language maps  Southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names   Kiluba, Luba-Shaba
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, L, Luba (L.30)
Language development  Bible: 1951.
Writing system  Latin script.