Category:Tshiluba language
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English: Luba-Kasai, also known as Western Luba, Bena-Lulua, Ciluba/Tshiluba,[1] Luba-Lulua[2] or Luva, is a Bantu language (Zone L) of Central Africa and a national language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, alongside Lingala, Swahili, and Kikongo ya leta. An eastern dialect is spoken by the Luba people of the w:East Kasai Region and a western dialect by the Lulua people of the West Kasai Region. The total number of speakers was estimated at 6.3 million in 1991.
Français : Le luba-kasaï[3], aussi appelé tshiluba, ou ciluba selon l'orthographe standardisée, ou kikasaï (surtout au Katanga), est une langue bantoue du Congo-Kinshasa ayant le statut de langue nationale dans la région du Kasaï. Elle est parlée dans les provinces Kasaï-Oriental et Kasaï-Occidental.
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- Lingua Libre pronunciation-lua (30 F)
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