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Meaning of "Tshiluba" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TSHILUBA

Tshiluba  [tʃɪˈluːbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TSHILUBA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tshiluba is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TSHILUBA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Luba-Kasai language

Tshiluba is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a national language, along with Lingala, Swahili, and Kikongo. It is one of two major Congolese languages called "Luba". The prefix Tshi/ or Ci followed by the suffix Luba, means 'Luba language' or language of the Luba people or even the speaking of the baluba.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TSHILUBA


Aruba
əˈruːbə
Buber
ˈbuːbə
Cuba
ˈkjuːbə
cuber
ˈkjuːbə
goober
ˈɡuːbə
juba
ˈdʒuːbə
Luba
ˈluːbə
massaranduba
ˌmæsərænˈduːbə
masseranduba
ˌmæsərænˈduːbə
Nuba
ˈnjuːbə
Salduba
sælˈduːbə
saxtuba
ˈsæksˌtjuːbə
scuba
ˈskjuːbə
simarouba
ˌsɪməˈruːbə
simaruba
ˌsɪməˈruːbə
suba
ˈsuːbə
suber
ˈsjuːbə
tsuba
ˈtsuːbə
tuba
ˈtjuːbə
tuber
ˈtjuːbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TSHILUBA

TSB
tschernosem
TSE
Tselinograd
tsesarevich
tsesarevitch
tsesarevna
tsesarewich
tsesarewitch
tsetse fly
TSH
Tshombe
Tshwane
Tsimshian
Tsinan
Tsinghai
Tsingtao
Tsingyuan
Tsiolkovski
Tsitsihar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TSHILUBA

aba
Alba
ameba
aucuba
ba
baba
bass tuba
carnauba
cba
Curitiba
Elba
Hecuba
maceranduba
Saba
samba
Santiago de Cuba
sauba
succuba
Yoruba
Zumba

Synonyms and antonyms of Tshiluba in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Tshiluba» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TSHILUBA

Find out the translation of Tshiluba to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tshiluba from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tshiluba» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

施鲁巴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tshiluba
570 millions of speakers

English

Tshiluba
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिलूबा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسيلوبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Tshiluba
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tshiluba
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিলুবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tshiluba
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tshiluba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tshiluba
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Tshiluba
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Tshiluba
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tshiluba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tshiluba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

த்ஷிலுபா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टीशिल्बा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tshiluba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tshiluba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tshiluba
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Tshiluba
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tshiluba
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tshiluba
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tshiluba
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tshiluba
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tshiluba
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tshiluba

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TSHILUBA»

The term «Tshiluba» is regularly used and occupies the 78.014 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TSHILUBA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tshiluba

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TSHILUBA»

Discover the use of Tshiluba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tshiluba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Langue Bantoue: Lingala, Zoulou, Tshiluba, Langues Bantoues, ...
Extrait: Le lingala est une langue bantoue parlee en Republique democratique du Congo, en Republique du Congo, et dans une moindre mesure en Republique centrafricaine.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
2
Christian Worship in Reformed Churches Past and Present
Hymns Singing was one of the joyous moments in worship. The missionaries translated hymns into the language of the people, Tshiluba, teaching them to the growing community of believers. They insisted, however, that singing in Tshiluba fit ...
Lukas Vischer, 2003
3
LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research
the French word 'blouse' [bluz] sounds [buluzu] in Tshiluba. Secondly, apart from vowel insertion, we have vowel assimilation or vowel harmony in operation. e.g Fr. classe [klas] Tsh [kalasa] Fr. brosse [bros] Tsh [buloso] There are some ...
‎2004
4
African Apostles: Ritual and Conversion in the Church of ...
matimana (Chishona): Journey that Apostles make for the purpose of doing missionary work, taking anywhere from a few weeks to a year away from the home area. mikenji (sing, mukenjt) (Tshiluba): The commandments of the church and the ...
Bennetta Jules-Rosette, 1975
5
American Presbyterians
And, after some delay, the complete Tshiluba Bible was finally published in 1927. The remainder of Morrison's publications are primarily grammatical. These publications enabled him to carry out his two-fold program of literacy and Bible ...
‎1990
6
African Abstracts: Bulletin Analytique Africaniste
STAFFERS, Leo. Trois légendes en Luba- Kasayi et Luba-Katanga (Drie vertellingen in het Luba-Kasayi en Luba-Katanga). Kongo- Overzee, 20, 3, 193- 204, 1954. Afin de pouvoir comparer les deux dialectes du Luba, le tshiLuba du Kasayi et ...
‎1956
7
Etnologiska Studier
COMPARATIVE NOTES : The Tshiluba distinguish a kind of termite, bintuntu, inhabiting columnar 2-3 m high termitaria named muten- de or mutenda. They swarm in the morning at sunrise. The column is too high for catching the swarmers.
Walter Kaudern, 1983
8
Studies in the Linguistic Sciences
Review article by Hans Henrich Hock. 18:2.211-233 (Fall 1988) Steffensen, Margaret. A deverbal analysis of adverbials in Hindi. 1:2.136-179 (Fall 1971) Steinbergs, Aleksandra. Loanword incorporation processes: Examples from Tshiluba.
‎1990
9
Historical Dictionary of the Reformed Churches
Morrison became leader of the mission and worked to reduce the Tshiluba language to writing. He published an important Grammar and Dictionary of the Buluba-Lulua Language (1906) and translated into Tshiluba Lessons From the Bible ...
Robert Benedetto, Donald K. McKim, 2009
10
Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lingala is spoken along the Congo River between Ubangi-Uele and Kisangani. Although Tshiluba is the main language in southern Congo between Angola and Lake Mweru, the official language is French. Christianity is the major religion in ...
Emizet Francois Kisangani, Scott F. Bobb, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TSHILUBA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tshiluba is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pierre Kwenders, lauréat du prix « L'Espoir FEQ »
Les chansons de l'album sont à la fois interprétées en anglais, en français, en lingala et en tshiluba. Arrivé à Montréal à l'âge de 16 ans, Pierre Kwenders a ... «mediacongo.net, Jul 15»
2
Congolese gardener puts down roots in Brunswick
English is just one of the five languages Mukadi speaks; French, Swahili, Tshiluba, and Lingala are the others. He also says he has learned some Spanish and ... «The Forecaster, Jul 15»
3
15 Words In Other Languages That Don't Translate Into English
In 2004, a thousand linguists identified this word from the Tshiluba language in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as the most difficult-to-translate word in ... «Bustle, May 15»
4
In a reversal of Babel, languages no barrier to building church in …
In Tshikapa, united by the Holy Spirit, the contours of the church roof took shape through the efforts of people speaking French, English, Tshiluba, Kipende and ... «Mennonite World Review, May 15»
5
4 top music picks for Ottawa, Gatineau this week
Then there are the lyrics, delivered in five different languages: French, English, Lingala, Kikongo and Tshiluba. Despite often being called a "world" musician, ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
6
DR Congo: big, rich and unruly
LANGUAGES: French (official); Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba, Kikongo and more than 200 vernacular languages. RELIGION: 85 percent Christian; Muslim and ... «New Vision, Jan 15»
7
28 Genius Depictions Of Words With No Direct English Translation
The series, "Found In Translation," draws from a variety of languages including Greek, Korean and Tshiluba (which is spoken in Democratic Republic of the ... «Huffington Post, May 14»
8
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a captivating tragic hero in Young Vic's A Season …
Likembe player Kabongo Tshisena provides an urgent chorus in mellifluous Tshiluba. And, in the centre of the maelstrom, Chiwetel Ejiofor gives a soaring ... «Metro, Jul 13»
9
Lungu Lungu: Didjak Brings the Tshiluba Sun to Congolese Hip-Hop
So Didjak continued his struggle, performing as much as possible into the mid-2000s with his new group now called Munya—"sun" in Tshiluba, one of the four ... «The FADER, Dec 12»
10
Another Kind of Extinction
Or, on a more light-hearted note, consider Tshiluba, a language spoken in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tshiluba speakers have a word ... «Harvard Crimson, May 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tshiluba [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tshiluba>. Apr 2024 ».
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