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Luba people
Ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Luba people or Baluba are an Bantu ethno-linguistic group indigenous to the south-central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The majority of them live in this country, residing mainly in Katanga, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Kasaï-Central, Lomami and Maniema. The Baluba consist of many sub-groups or clans.
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Total population | |
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c. 28.8 million[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Languages | |
Luba languages (Kiluba and Tshiluba); Swahili; French | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Islam, African Traditional Religion, Bantu Mythology | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Bantu peoples |
The Baluba developed a society and culture by about the 400s CE, later developing a well-organised community in the Upemba Depression known as the Baluba in Katanga confederation.[3][4] Luba society consisted of miners, smiths, woodworkers, potters, crafters, and people of various other professions.[5][6] They found relative success over time, but this eventually caused their gradual decline with the Portuguese and Omani empires led or influenced invasions.