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Luba

[loo-buh]

noun

plural

Lubas 
,

plural

Luba .
  1. a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.

  2. Also called Chiluba, Ciluba, Tshilubathe Bantu language of the Luba, used as a lingua franca in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo.



Luba

/ ˈluːbə /

noun

  1. a member of a Negroid people of Africa living chiefly in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre)

  2. Also called: Tshilubathe language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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