Luban languages

{{Short description|Group of Bantu languages}} {{Infobox language family |name=Luban |altname=Luba–Songye |region=S DR-Congo, C Zambia |familycolor=Niger-Congo |fam2=Atlantic–Congo |fam3=Volta-Congo |fam4=Benue–Congo |fam5=Bantoid |fam6=Southern Bantoid |fam7=Bantu (Zone L) |glotto=luba1253 |glottorefname=Luban }}

The '''Luban languages''' are a group of Bantu languages spoken by the Luba people in the south of DRC Congo, established by Christine Ahmed (1995). They constitute half of Guthrie's Zone L. The languages, or clusters, along with their Guthrie identifications, are:

* Yazi (L20) *Songe (Songye), Binji (L20) *'''Hemba''': Hemba (L20), Kebwe (L30), Bangubangu of Kabambare (D20) *'''Luba''' (L30): Kaonde (L40), Kete (L20), Kanyok, Luba-Kasai (TshiLuba), Luba-Katanga (KiLuba)–Sanga–Zela, Bangubangu (of Mutingua only, D20)

The remaining L20 (Songe) languages, Lwalu, Luna, and Budya, presumably belong here.<ref name=Nurse>Nurse & Phillipson 2003</ref>

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