Bantu Migration
§One way experts trace migration is through language
§The Bantu languages (more than 900) are
spoken by 1/3 of all Africans
§Swahili- blending of African-Bantu and Arabic
languages
§Bantu means “the people”
§Reason they migrated (probably) due to
slash and burn agriculture- depletion of soil or drought
§Migration route- South-east from the
center of Africa along the Congo River
§Spread the use of slash and burn agriculture and iron