Tshiluba



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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 Kasai. 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 Region. 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 unmarked.

Level One

 * 1) /Getting to Know You/
 * 2) Letters, Numbers, & Colors
 * 3) Greetings & Introductions
 * 4) Describing People
 * 5) /Around the House/
 * 6) Furniture
 * 7) Household Chores
 * 8) Family

Level Two

 * 1) /Around Town/
 * 2) Places
 * 3) Jobs & Professions
 * 4) Activities
 * 5) Back to School
 * 6) School Supplies
 * 7) School Subjects
 * 8) Telling Time

Level Three

 * 1) /How's the Weather?/
 * 2) Dates
 * 3) Common Weather
 * 4) What to Wear
 * 5) /Shopping/
 * 6) Likes & Dislikes
 * 7) Types of Stores
 * 8) Things to Buy

Other

 * 1) /Appendices/
 * 2) /Glossary/
 * 3) /Index/