Period start year places a language in the period when it took recognizable written form. Wikipedia notes that "the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the Kingdom of Castile, in the 13th century." Browsing by period start year traces how long a language has actually existed in writing.
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1. Wikipedia: Bantu Languages
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The 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).
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