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Luba
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Lu·ba  (lb)
n. pl. Luba or Lu·bas
1. A member of a Bantu people inhabiting southeast Congo (formerly Zaire).
2. The Bantu language of this people. Also called Tshiluba.
Luba [ˈluːbə]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl Luba a member of a Negroid people of Africa living chiefly in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre)
2. (Linguistics / Languages) Also called Tshiluba the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family
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Noun1.LubaLuba - a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo
Chiluba
Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
Bantu - a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
2.LubaLuba - a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo
Tshiluba
Bantoid language, Bantu - a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent


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