Likuba

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A language of Congo

ISO 639-3
kxx
Alternate Names
Kuba
User Population

53,000 (2018).

Location

Cuvette department: on Congo river above Sangha river mouth; Plateaux department: Alima river south bank.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Mboshi (C.27)
Dialects

None known. Mutually intelligible with Likwala [kwc].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1916.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Likuba
Writing

Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.