Kuba language explained

Kuba
Nativename:Likuba
States:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Bantu (Zone C)
Fam8:Bangi–Ntomba (C.30,
traditionally C.20 Mboshi)
Fam9:Bangi–Moi
Iso3:kxx
Glotto:liku1242
Glottorefname:Likuba
Guthrie: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),[1] it belongs with the Bangi–Ntomba group, C.30.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nurse . Derek . Philippson . Gérard . The Bantu languages . 2003 . Routledge . London . 9780700711345.