Bantu

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The term Bantu refers to over 400 different ethnic groups in Africa, from Cameroon to South Africa, united by a common language family, the Bantu languages, and in many cases common customs.

Black South Africans were at times officially called "Bantus" by the apartheid regime.

"Somali Bantu" are the descendants of slaves from Bantu ethnic groups who were brought to Somalia in the 19th century. They have become known as "Bantu refugees" in the USA. (see also Category:Somali Bantu)

[edit] Bantu languages

(see also Category:Niger-Congo languages)

Approximated distribution of Bantu languages

Map of the distribution of Niger-Congo languages

The origins and spread of the Bantu languages.

Bantu expansion according to D.W. Phillipson.

[edit] Bantu people

(see also Category:Africans and the subcategories for countries with Bantu populations)

People of the Makua (Makhuwa) Bantu ethnic group in Mozambique	Makua in Mozambique	Woman in Angola, a country mostly inhabited by Bantu people	Zulu people dancing in South Africa
Shona witchdoctor in Zimbabwe	Yao boys participating in an Initiation ritual in Malawi	Somali Bantu farmer women near Kismaayo, Somalia