the bantu of east and southern africa migrated from the great lakes region.
the bantu of east and southern africa migrated from the great lakes region.
where did the bantu of east and southern africa migrate from?
great lakes region
speakers of bantu languages (part of the niger–congo family) predominate in southern, central and southeast africa. the bantu farmers from west africa's inland savanna progressively expanded over most of africa. but there are also several nilotic groups in south sudan and east africa, the mixed swahili people on the swahili coast, and a few remaining indigenous khoisan (san and khoikhoi) and pygmy peoples in southern and central africa, respectively. bantu-speaking africans also predominate in gabon and equatorial guinea, and are found in parts of southern cameroon. in the kalahari desert of southern africa, the distinct people known as the "san" have long been present. together with the khoikhoi, they form the khoisan. the san are the pre-bantu indigenous people of southern africa, while pygmies are the pre-bantu indigenous african peoples of central africa.
demographics of africa
the niger–congo family is the largest in the world in terms of the number of languages (1,436) it contains. the vast majority of languages of this family are tonal such as yoruba, and igbo, however, others such as fulani and wolof are not. a major branch of the niger–congo languages is bantu, which covers a greater geographic area than the rest of the family. bantu speakers represent the majority of inhabitants in southern, central and southeastern africa, though san, pygmy, and nilotic groups, respectively, can also be found in those regions. bantu-speakers can also be found in parts of central africa such as the gabon, equatorial guinea and southern cameroon. swahili, a bantu language with many arabic, persian and other middle eastern and south asian loan words, developed as a "lingua franca" for trade between the different peoples in southeastern africa. in the kalahari desert of southern africa, the distinct people known as bushmen (also "san", closely related to, but distinct from "hottentots") have long been present. the san evince unique physical traits, and are the indigenous people of southern africa. pygmies are the pre-bantu indigenous peoples of central africa.
sub-saharan africa