Tshiluba language
Encyclopedia
Luba-Kasai is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, where it is a national language
, along with Lingala, Swahili
, and Kikongo. It is one of two major Congolese languages called "Luba". (See Luba-Katanga.)
, and a western dialect of the West Kasai Region, spoken by the Lulua people
.
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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, where it is a national language
National language
A national language is a language which has some connection—de facto or de jure—with a people and perhaps by extension the territory they occupy. The term is used variously. A national language may for instance represent the national identity of a nation or country...
, along with Lingala, Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
, and Kikongo. It is one of two major Congolese languages called "Luba". (See Luba-Katanga.)
Geographic distribution
Tshiluba is spoken by about 6 million people, chiefly in the Kasaï Occidental and Kasaï Oriental provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Dialects
There are significant dialect differences between an eastern dialect of the East Kasai Region, spoken by the Luba peopleLuba people
The Luba are one of the Bantu peoples of Central Africa. They are indigenous to the Katanga, Kasai, and Maniema regions which were historic provinces of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo...
, and a western dialect of the West Kasai Region, spoken by the Lulua people
Lulua people
right|300px|A 19th century statue of a Lulua war chief, Ethnologisches Museum Berlin.The Lulua people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the Lulua River valley in south central Kasai-Occidental province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, closely related to the Luba people...
.
Alphabet
Luba-Kasai uses the following modified version of the Roman Alphabet:A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n Ny ny Ng ng O o P p S s Sh sh T t U u V v W w Y y Z z
Sample Text
Bantu bonsu badi baledibwa badikadile ne badi ne makokeshi amwe. Badi ne lungenyi lwa bumuntu ne kondo ka moyo, badi ne bwa kwenzelangana malu mu buwetu.All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly . The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled...
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