Luba-Kasai

E300901

Luba-Kasai is a Bantu language spoken primarily in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Luba people.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Luba-Kasai canonical 8
Luba-Lulua 3
Luba-Katanga 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
human language
natural language
alternativeName Cilubà
linked to: Ciluba

Luba of Kasai
linked to: Luba

Luba-Lulua
linked to: Luba-Kasai

Tshiluba
closelyRelatedTo Luba-Katanga
Luba-Lulua language varieties
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
glottocode luba1250
guthrieCode L.31
hasBibleTranslation yes
hasDialects Eastern Luba-Kasai
linked to: Luba-Kasai

Western Luba-Kasai
linked to: Luba languages
hasEthnologueEntry yes
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom French
Lingala
hasMorphologicalFeature agglutinative morphology
hasPhonologicalFeature noun class system
tone
iso639-1Code lu
iso639-2Code lub
languageBranch Atlantic–Congo
Bantoid
Benue–Congo
Niger–Congo
Southern Bantu
languageFamily Bantu
linked to: Bantu languages
languageGroup Luban languages
majorCityRegion Kananga
Mbuji-Mayi
nativeTo Kasai region
primaryStatusInDRC national language
region Central Africa
spokenBy Luba people
linked to: Luba-Kasai people

Luba-Kasai people
spokenIn Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kasai region
subclassOf Luba language
linked to: Luba languages
usedFor cultural expression
daily communication
local trade
usedIn radio broadcasting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
religious services in Kasai region
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tshiluba alternativeName Luba-Kasai
Tshiluba closelyRelatedTo Luba-Katanga (Kiluba)
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Central Bantu hasMajorLanguage Luba-Kasai
Central Bantu hasMajorLanguage Luba-Katanga
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Bantu H languages hasNotableLanguage Luba-Katanga
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Luba-Kasai hasDialects Eastern Luba-Kasai
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Luba-Kasai alternativeName Luba-Lulua
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Zone L (Guthrie classification) containsLanguage Luba-Lulua
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Ciluba alsoKnownAs Luba-Kasai
Ciluba glottologName Luba-Lulua
linked to: Luba-Kasai
Ciluba hasEthnologueEntry Luba-Kasai