Luba-Katanga
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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Luba, Luba-Shaba
Autonym
Kiluba
Population
1,510,000 (1991 UBS).
Location
Haut-Lomami province; Sankuru province: southeast.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Classification
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
Writing
Latin script [Latn].