Luban languages

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Luban
Luba–Songye
Geographic
distribution
S DR-Congo, C Zambia
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Glottologluba1253

The Luban languages are a group of Bantu languages 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 (Songye), Binji (L20)
  • Hemba: Hemba (L20), Kebwe (L30), Bangubangu of Kabambare (D20)
  • Luba (L30): Kaonde (L40), Kete (L20), Kanyok, Luba-Kasai (TshiLuba), Luba-Katanga (KiLuba)–SangaZela, Bangubangu (of Mutingua, D20)

The remaining L20 (Songe) languages, Lwalu, Luna, and Budya, presumably belong here.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Nurse & Phillipson 2003


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