Maps of Mokpwe
Bantu: Distribution of Bantu Languages (Meinhof and Warmelo)
Distribution of Bantu Languages
Source: Meinhof, Carl and N.J van Warmelo. 1932. Introduction to the Phonology of Bantu Languages. Berlin: The International Institute of African Languages and Cultures.
Map Description:
This map illustrates the distribution of Bantu languages in Central and South Africa in the 1930s. According to the authors, the following languages are not Bantu languages: Kongo, Bushman, Nama, Korana, Pedi, Galla, Swahili (Mombasa), Mbugu, Swahili (lingua franca of East Africa) and Swahili (Zanzibar). However, the statement that Kongo, Pedi and Swahili are not Bantu languages go against current scholarly consensus.
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