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Luba people

The Luba people or Baluba are a Bantu ethno-linguistic group indigenous to the south-central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The majority of them live in this country, residing mainly in Katanga, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Kasaï-Central, Lomami and Maniema. The Baluba consist of many sub-groups or clans.

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Nodes66
Edges65
Triples123
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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related to Guns, trade, and the colonial era · 29
Luba people → Africa, Although, Americas, Arab-Swahili, Are, Breaches, By, David Livingstone, Despite, Ilunga Kabale, In, Its, Later, Luba, Luba Empire, Msiri, Ovimbundu, Portuguese, Shaba, Slave
related to Traditional · 17
Luba people → Bankambo, Bavidye, In, Kitobo, Leza, Luba, Lubuko, Mfwintshi, Mwikadilo Muyampe, Nganga, Nsengha, Shakapanga, Supreme Being, The, The Luba, These, Universal Creator
related to history · 15
Luba people → Archaeological, As, Baluba, CE, Central Africa, Iron Age, Kabambian, Kisalian, Luba, Of, Shaba, The, The Kamilambian, This Depression, Upemba Depression
related to Luba Empire · 15
Luba people → Arab-Swahili, Around, Balopwe, Belgium, Empire, Kingdom, Luba, Luba Empire, Lunda, Msiri, The, These, This, Thomas Reefe, Tippu Tip
related to Christianity · 12
Luba people → Belgium, Christianity, Congo, Latin Mass, Luba, Luba Catholics, Mass, Missa Luba, Some, This, William Burton, Zaire Use
related to Art · 6
Luba people → According, Art, Daniel Kabozi, Luba, Mwadi, Pottery
related to Culture · 5
Luba people → In, Some Luba, The, The Luba, They

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luba people empire africa congo one region baluba history century slave ivory king trade culture democratic republic ilunga belgium katanga

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needles for sewinginstance ofand plaiting them into items0.80text
such.These products attracted interestinstance ofand plaiting them into items0.80text
demand from far off ethnic groupsinstance ofand plaiting them into items0.80text
creating trade opportunitiesinstance ofand plaiting them into items0.80text
traders amongst the Luba peopleinstance ofand plaiting them into items0.80text
Tippu Tipinstance ofin tandem with the advances of the 19th-century slave and ivory trade from Belgium and the Arab-Swahili chiefs0.80text
Msiriinstance ofin tandem with the advances of the 19th-century slave and ivory trade from Belgium and the Arab-Swahili chiefs0.80text
states Thomas Reefe.A prominent sociopolitical system of the Luba Empire was the adoption of two layers of powerinstance ofin tandem with the advances of the 19th-century slave and ivory trade from Belgium and the Arab-Swahili chiefs0.80text
one of Balopweinstance ofin tandem with the advances of the 19th-century slave and ivory trade from Belgium and the Arab-Swahili chiefs0.80text

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