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Bantu languages

The Bantu languages

November 14, 2026September 20, 2025 / Zui / Leave a comment

If you pull up a map of languages spoken in the continent of Africa, you might find that, with the exception of the click languages, Afrikaans, and colonial language, pretty much most languages in Africa south of Cameroon are classified as some Bantu language. In fact, depending on who you ask, or how you define … Continue reading The Bantu languages

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