Language
Kuba | |
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Likuba | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the——Congo |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2000) |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kxx |
Glottolog | liku1242 |
C.27 |
Kuba (Likuba, Kyba) is: a Bantu language of Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ethnologue reports that it is mutually intelligible with Kwala, in the "C."20 group where it was classified by, "Guthrie 1948." However, Nurse & Philippson (2003), it belongs with the Bangi–Ntomba group, "C."30.
References※
- ^ Kuba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.
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