Luban languages

The Luban languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken by the Lubas 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, D20)

Luban
Luba–Songye
Geographic distribution	S DR-Congo, C Zambia
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Luban
Glottolog	`luba1253`

The remaining L20 (Songe) languages, Lwalu, Luna, and Budya, presumably belong here.[1]

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