The Luban languages are a group of
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
spoken by the
Lubas in the south of
DRC Congo
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, established by Christine Ahmed (1995). They constitute half of
Guthrie's Zone L. The languages, or clusters, along with their Guthrie identifications, are:
*
Yazi (L20)
*
Songe
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is a mun ...
(Songye),
Binji
Binji is a Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Binji.
It has an area of 559 km and a population of 105,027 at the 2006 census.
The postal code
A postal code (also known locally in vario ...
(L20)
*Hemba:
Hemba (L20),
Kebwe (L30),
Bangubangu
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of Kabambare (D20)
*Luba (L30):
Kaonde (L40),
Kete
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KETE broadcasts a Christian preaching format, featuring programming from the Thre ...
(L20),
Kanyok,
Luba-Kasai
Luba-Kasai, also known as Western Luba, ''Bena-Lulua, Cilubà/Tshilubà'', ''Luba-Lulua'' or ''Luva'', is a Bantu language ( Zone L) of Central Africa and a national language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, alongside Lingala, Swahi ...
(TshiLuba),
Luba-Katanga (KiLuba)–
Sanga–
Zela,
Bangubangu
The Bangubangu are a Bantu people from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, primarily in the Kabambare Territory. They speak the Bangubangu language. They also live in Tanzania, where they migrated during the 19th century and are usually known ...
(of Mutingua, D20)
The remaining L20 (Songe) languages,
Lwalu,
Luna
Luna commonly refers to:
* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin
* Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon
Luna may also refer to:
Places Philippines
* Luna, Apayao
* Luna, Isabela
* Luna, La Union
* Luna, San Jose
Roma ...
, and
Budya, presumably belong here.
[Nurse & Phillipson 2003]
Notes
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