Luba

noun

Lu·​ba

lübə

plural Luba or Lubas

1

a

: an African people of southern Democratic Republic of the Congo

b

: a member of such people

2

: any of numerous Bantu languages spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo

especially : tshiluba

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