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Luba language

Luba language

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A language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Luba people
  • noun
: idioma luba
  • The Luba language is spoken by millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Examples

  • Researchers are working to document endangered dialects of the Luba language.

  • Many children in Congo learn the Luba language at school.

  • He studied the grammar of the Luba language as part of his linguistics project.

  • The Luba language is rich in proverbs.

  • He studied the grammar of the Luba language as part of his linguistics project.

  • Researchers are working to document endangered dialects of the Luba language.

  • The Luba language is spoken by millions of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Synonyms

Luba
vsLuba language
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A language people speak in southeastern Congo

specifies the main ethnic group who speak it

Surface Forms

Luba language singular
Luba languages plural

Morphology

Luba + language

This is a directly compositional noun phrase: a proper name 'Luba' combined with 'language' yields the meaning 'the language of the Luba people' which a learner can derive from the parts. The proper-name + language pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Luba language gets its name from the Luba people and their old Luba kingdom in southeastern Congo. So it simply means the 'language' spoken by the Luba people today.