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Bantu languages

Rubenstein Ch 5 Reading Guide

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Human Geography
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Languages of Africa
Africa
Linguistic typology
Languages of Kenya
Languages of Tanzania
Swahili language
Bantu languages
Bantu languages
Swahili culture
Swahili people
Languages of Europe
Mozambique
Language isolate

CHAPTER 5 - - - Language: Key Issue 1 Where Are English-Language Speakers Distributed? Rubenstein, pp. 134-143 Page 134-135 Approximately ________ languages are spoken by at least _____ million people, including the ______ largest ones. The remaining __________ languages are spoken by ______ million people. Case Study on page 136. 1. What are Canada?s two official langauges? 2. What language is mainly spoken in Quebec? Why? ? ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF ENGLISH 3. How did English become so widely diffused? 4. What three European peoples originally came together to form the English people and English language? 5. Where did these people come from? 6. What two subsequent invasions added additional words to the evolving English language? ? DIALECTS OF ENGLISH

Bantu Migrations

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Ethnic groups in Africa
human migration
Demography
population
Bantu peoples
Bantu expansion
Bantu languages
Africa
Human Geography
Science
Disaster
Environment
behavior
Human development
Interpersonal relationships
Love
Psychoanalysis
Human behavior
Personal life
Attachment theory
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WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE? Push Factors Why people want to leave a place. Their lives might be in danger (war, famine) There may be limited economic opportunity Family members may have died or moved Pull Factors Why people are attracted to a new place. The new place might be more secure There may be more available jobs Relatives or friends may be there already REASONS FOR THE BANTU MIGRATION The reasons for the migration of the Bantu are not known but most likely included the following: Drought and famine: The Bantu moved to escape famine, which was a result of overcrowding and drought. The climate in their cradle land had become unreliable/unpredictable.
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