Home›Bantu Languages›RegionBrowse ByRegionRegion names the place where a language first took shape. Wikipedia notes that Spanish "originated in the Kingdom of Castile, a historical kingdom in north-central Spain," long before it spread across the Americas. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own home-grown languages.FactsRegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested350 1RegionFilter Results3 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAtlantic-Congo (1)Bantu (3)Niger-Congo (1)Southern Bantu languages (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (1)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (2)StatusAllLiving (3)Script UsedAllArabic Script (1)Latin Script (3)Language KindAllSafe (3)TonalAllTonal (1)Word OrderAllSVO (2)Period Start YearAll1711 (1)1823 (1)1837 (1)Area (sq km)All580,367 (1)2,650,670 (1)30,370,000 (1)Country CountAll54 (1)Government TypeAllRepublic (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5895 (1)Income GroupAllLower-Middle (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1963 (1)LandlockedAllNo (1)PopulationAll54,200,000 (1)74,000,000 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3AfricaRegion9 entriesKenyaRegion1 entrySouthern AfricaRegion1 entrySources1. 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.