page_title: Bantu people
hierarchical_section_title: Bantu people
context_page_description: Bantu is a general term for over 400 different ethnic groups in Africa, from Cameroon to South Africa, that have a common language family and in many cases common customs.
context_section_description: Bantu is a general term for over 400 different ethnic groups in Africa, from Cameroon to South Africa, that have a common language family (the Bantu languages) and in many cases common customs.
caption: Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (light brown) vs. other Niger-Congo languages and peoples (medium brown).
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