Home›Bantu Languages›Learner Difficulty›Category IVBrowse ByCategory IVFactsCategory IVSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested350 1Category IVFilter Results2 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAtlantic-Congo (2)Southern Bantu languages (2)RegionAllAfrica (2)Speaker Count BandAll5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)Official StatusAllOfficial Language (2)StatusAllLiving (2)Script UsedAllLatin Script (2)Language KindAllSafe (2)TonalAllTonal (1)Word OrderAllSVO (2)Period Start YearAll1823 (1)1837 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 2XhosaCategory IVZuluCategory IVSources1. Wikipedia: Bantu LanguagesWikimedia FoundationBody, total speakers sentenceQuote, Body, total speakers sentenceThe total number of Bantu speakers is estimated to be around 350 million in 2015 (roughly 30% of the population of Africa or 5% of the world population).View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.