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Tshiluba
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thumb|Used by individuals, families, or whole communities to destroy or weaken evil spirits, prevent or cure illnesses, repel bad deeds, solemnize contracts or oath-taking, and decide arguments
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Introduction
Tshiluba is a Bantu language spoken by about six million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is primarily spoken in Western and Eastern Kasaihttp://www.omniglot.com/writing/tshiluba.php Tshiluba Language and Alphabet Ager Simon Omniglot Kualo 2017-02-02. It is a language that is spoken in a large area in the Kasaï Occidental and Kasaï Oriental provinces of the DRC, but an eastern dialect is spoken by the Luba people of the East Kasai Region and a western dialect by the Lulua people of the West Kasai RegionAkindipe, Tola; Yamba, Francisco; Tshiama, Veronica, https://tshiluba.mofeko.com/index.html, Learn Tshiluba (Mofeko). Much like English, it is subject-verb-object (SVO). Tshiluba is a tonal language, meaning that a change in tone when speaking the language can have an effect on the meaning conveyed. Two tones are commonly used: high and low. High tones are usually marked by an accent over the vowel, while low tones are left unmarkedRosenbaum Vanessa Billings Kelli Gohn Janessa Holcomb Libby Lahey Jessica Milanez Jessica Nuttall Kelly Scoggins Tyler Smith Kristen Todd Stephanie Young Jake Mukuna Albert Romain Bantumbakulu Miko-Mikyene Daniel 5 2014-04-21 Tshiluba Language Structures http://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=as_14 ScholarWorks - Boise State University Scholarship and Research 2017-02-02.
Contents
Level One
/Getting to Know You/
Letters, Numbers, & Colors
Greetings & Introductions
Describing People
/Around the House/
Furniture
Household Chores
Family
Level Two
/Around Town/
Places
Jobs & Professions
Activities
Back to School
School Supplies
School Subjects
Telling Time
Level Three
/How's the Weather?/
Dates
Common Weather
What to Wear
/Shopping/
Likes & Dislikes
Types of Stores
Things to Buy
Other
/Appendices/
/Glossary/
/Index/
References
Languages of Africa
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