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12 unusual facts about Bantu peoples


Bantu

Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language

Bantu Kavirondo

Bantu Kavirondo is the former name given to some of the Bantu peoples of western Kenya (e.g., the Luhya and Kisii) under the early colonial regime of British East Africa.

Kalenjin people

As with some Bantu groups, the Kalenjin and other Nilotes in the Great Lakes region have through interaction adopted many customs and practices from neighbouring Southern Cushitic groups.

Khoe languages

Tom Güldemann believes agro-pastoralist people speaking the Khoe–Kwadi proto-language entered modern-day Botswana about 2000 years ago from the northeast (that is, in the direction of the modern Sandawe), where they had likely acquired agriculture from the expanding Bantu, at a time when the Kalahari was more amenable to agriculture.

Kipsigis people

As with some Bantu groups, the Kipsigis and other Nilotes in the Great Lakes region have, through interaction, adopted customs from Southern Cushitic groups, including the age set system of social organization, circumcision, and elements of vocabulary.

Le-eyo

The elder brother went on to be the ancestor of the Meek (Bantu tribes) and the younger son went on to be the ancestor of the Maasai.

Malnutrition in South Africa

In comparison to the average American diet, rural South African groups like the South African Bantu consume a diet with less than half of the fat content.

Marco Antonio Zago

On the basis of DNA markers linked to the sickle cell anemia gene, he demonstrated that the Brazilian black population is predominantly of Bantu origin, with a lesser contribution from the Benin and very little contribution from the Senegambia.

Racism in Africa

In the Republic of Congo, where Pygmies make up 2% of the population, many Pygmies live as slaves to Bantu masters.

Senegalia caffra

In common with other Acacias and Senegalias, the bark and leaves are rich in tannins, while parts of the tree are used by the Bantu in traditional herbal medicine for curing a large range of complaints.

Slavery in contemporary Africa

Today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the indigenous people are usually victims of their Bantu neighbors, who have replaced the positions once held by Europeans.

Ziziphus mucronata

Some Bantu tribes believe that it is safe to shelter under a buffalo thorn during a thunderstorm, as protection from lightning.


Gogo people

The Gogo (or mgogo singular and Wagogo plural ) are a Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based in the Dodoma Region of central Tanzania.

Zaramo people

The Zaramo are a Bantu people who are based in Dar es Salaam Region and Pwani Region in Tanzania, particularly in the area around the present day city of Dar es Salaam, the Pugu Hills, and Bagamoyo.