Home›Bantu Languages›Script UsedBrowse ByScript UsedScript used links a language to the writing system it is set down in. Spanish is written in the Latin script, of which Wikipedia notes "this set of letters is the basis of the Latin script, the most widely used writing system in the world." This dimension groups languages that share the same everyday writing system.FactsScript UsedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested350 1Script UsedFilter Results2 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllAtlantic-Congo (1)Bantu (2)Niger-Congo (2)Southern Bantu languages (1)RegionAllAfrica (2)Kenya (1)Southern Africa (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)430,000 to 5,500,000 (1)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)National Language (Symbolic, Not Sole Official) (1)Official Language (2)StatusAllLiving (2)Language KindAllSafe (2)TonalAllTonal (1)Word OrderAllSVO (1)Period Start YearAll1711 (2)1823 (1)1837 (1)In UnicodeAllEncoded (2)In Use Since (Year)All700 BCE (1)400 (1)Script TypeAllAbjad (1)Alphabet (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareArabic ScriptScript Used1 entryLatin ScriptScript Used10 entriesSources1. 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.