Category: Linguistic
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Bantu series 12 – Conclusion : a new proposal, the Nyika theory
Disclaimer : this article presents an explanatory study on African history, based on current state of the scientific knowledge. It should not be taken as an authorative and final work. The author is not an academic historian nor specialist but proposes this study as a passionate of history. Thank you.…
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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 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…
Empire of Kitara 