Abstract The Kuba's neighbors, the Luba, provided for them their name, which signifies "individuals of lightning." The lord, nyim, is browsed the subtribe of the Bushong, or "blade hurlers. Throughout the nineteenth century, the Kuba needed to protect themselves against a few Luba intrusions, and their history is stamped by uprisings and changes; the Bushong, who enslaved the entire of the Kuba, requested installment of a tribute. The lord existed in the capital, in the mushenge, or castle, encased…
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