Tshiluba (Noun)
Meaning
A Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Tshiluba is a Bantu language spoken by millions of people in the southeastern Congo region.
- The Tshiluba language has two main dialects, Ciluba and Luba-Kasai, which are mutually intelligible.
- In the early Christian missions of the Congo, translation of the Bible into Tshiluba was an important activity.
- Tshiluba has a significant influence on the development of the Lingala language.
- It was in Tshiluba that Thomas Mukandasa Kabuinika composed various songs used in Congolese chapels and churches.