Tshiluba

Tshi·lu·ba

 (chĭ-lo͞o′bə)

n.

See Luba.

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Tshiluba

(tʃɪˈluːbə)

n

(Languages) the language of the Luba people, used as a trade language in the Democratic Republic of Congo. See Luba

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Lu•ba

(ˈlu bə)

n., pl. -bas, (esp. collectively) -ba.

1. a member of an African people of the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo who formed the nucleus of a succession of states in the region from the 17th through the 19th centuries.

2. Also called Chiluba, Ciluba, Tshiluba. the Bantu language of the Luba.

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1.

Tshiluba - a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo Luba Bantoid language, Bantu - a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent

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