The Bantu Languages and Their Spread Across Africa
- 1. What is the primary family of languages that the Bantu languages belong to?
A) Niger-Congo
B) Sino-Tibetan
C) Indo-European
D) Afro-Asiatic
- 2. Which of the following is a major Bantu language spoken in South Africa?
A) Zulu
B) Amharic
C) Twi
D) Swahili
- 3. The Bantu migrations primarily took place during which period?
A) 2000 CE to Present
B) 1000 BCE to 1000 CE
C) 300 CE to 600 CE
D) 1500 CE to 1700 CE
- 4. Which language is predominantly spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is a Bantu language?
A) Xhosa
B) Lingala
C) Hausa
D) Shona
- 5. Which of the following Bantu languages is widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa?
A) Swahili
B) Sesotho
C) Igbo
D) Berber
- 6. The word 'Bantu' means what in the Bantu languages?
A) People
B) Language
C) Land
D) Culture
- 7. Which of the following countries has the highest number of Bantu languages?
A) Kenya
B) Democratic Republic of Congo
C) South Africa
D) Nigeria
- 8. Which Bantu language is the official language of Botswana?
A) Kikuyu
B) Setswana
C) Chichewa
D) Kiswahili
- 9. What are the linguistic relationships among Bantu languages largely based on?
A) Ethnic resemblance
B) Shared mythology
C) Totalitarian history
D) Shared vocabulary and grammar
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