The Bantu expansion was a major series of migrations of the original Proto-Bantu-speaking group, which spread from an original nucleus around West-Central Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

What is meant by Bantu migration?

The Bantu expansion is the name for a postulated millennia-long series of migrations of speakers of the original proto-Bantu language group. The primary evidence for this expansion has been linguistic, namely that the languages spoken in sub-Equatorial Africa are remarkably similar to each other.

What was the main cause of the Bantu migration?

Historians suggest the reason for the Bantu migration may be any one or more of the following : exhaustion of local resources - agricultural land, grazing lands, and forests. overpopulation. famine.