Category: History
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Bantu series 9 – Why no clear genetic proof of the Bantu theory ?
In this article, we will analyze what genetic studies tell us regarding the Bantu populations and their history and if there are elements supporting a mass migration from Mount Cameroon. Genetic studies indicate : Bantu populations have a great genetic homogeneity Genetics and Demographic History of the Bantu. Rocha, Fehn.…
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Bantu series 8 – Why no isolate language in most of Bantu area ?
The traditional Bantu theory states that Bantu migrants arrived in area already populated by hunter-gatherers groups with a different culture and identity. Do we find cultural trace of the pre-Bantu group, such as isolate language, in the core Bantu area ? In our analysis, we will consider an area inhabited…
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Bantu series 7 – How did Bantu dominate other groups such as Nilotes and Cushites ?
According to the Bantu expansion theory, when Bantu groups arrive in East Africa, they encountered other groups such as Nilotes, Cushites or Central Sudanic populations. How did they managed to get the upper hand on these powerful groups ? Around 500 BCE, East Africa was supposedly populated by several groups…
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Bantu series 6 – Why no great migration story among the Bantu people ?
The Bantu theory states that thousands of years ago, some African groups started one of the greatest migration ever from a tiny place around Mount Cameroon to populate half of the African continent. Is this theory supported by oral tradition ? If we analyse the oral tradition and oral litterature…
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Bantu series 5 – Where are found the most archaic Bantu languages ?
The classical Bantu theory present the homeland of Bantu populations as the area of Mount Cameroon – Nigeria-Cameroon border. This place is supposed to be the home of most archaic Bantu languages (the “Proto-Bantu” language). This proposal of the Mount Cameroon as the place of origin of Bantu languages is…
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Bantu series 4 – Why no Bantu languages north of the Equatorial forest ?
According to the Bantu expansion model, Bantu people spread from Mount Cameroon area towards sub-equatorial Africa. However, once this point stated, a question arises : Why is there virtually no Bantu languages north of the Equatorial forest ? When we look at the linguistic map of Africa, the Bantu languages…
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Bantu series 3 – What is the original Pygmy language ?
In this article, we are going to question the common assessment that Pygmies populations (also known as Twa or Abatwa) have lost their original language and adopted a Bantu language. And ask ourselves, what is the original Pygmy/Twa language ? The Pygmies or Twa people are a group of population…
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Bantu series 2 – How did they pass the Equatorial forest ?
According to the Bantu expansion theory, Bantu migrate from Mount Cameroon towards Central, Eastern and Southern Africa by crossing the Equatorial forest. The Equatorial Forest of the Congo basin is the second largest rainforest in the world, after the Amazonian forest. It covers an area of more than 2 million…
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Bantu series 1- Introduction : the Bantu expansion theory
In this first article of this Bantu series, we present the Bantu expansion theory. Most of Central, Eastern and Southen Africa are inhabited by people speaking Bantu languages. These languages, which belong to the Niger-Congo family, have been classified as one linguistic group based on the common use of the…
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Bantu series – The Bantu theory is false
In the following series of articles – called the Bantu series – we are going to challenge the common theory of Bantu expansion. The Bantu expansion theory states that current Bantu populations inhabiting Central, Eastern and Southern Africa originate from Mount Cameroon area (near the Nigeria/Cameroon border) and have spread…
