What were the differences between the Bantu and the Khoisan in South Africa? ➢ The Khoisan had two tribes i.e. the Khoikhoi and the san. ➢ The Bantu had four groups. ➢ The Bantu arrived late in South Africa while the Khoisan were the first to arrive in South Africa. ➢ The khoisan reached south Africa at around 1000 – 13000 AD ➢ The bantu reached south Africa at around 1300-1800 AD ➢ The bantu were militarily stronger than the khoisan ➢ The Bantu had tribal chiefs. ➢ The khosan had clan chiefs. ➢ The Khoisan leadership was no hereditary as that of the Bantu. ➢ Unlike the Khoisan the Bantu had women regiments headed by chief daughters. ➢ The khoisan depended on gathering ➢ The bantu depended on cultivation ➢ The Bantu had well built up bodies unlike the Khoisan. ➢ The khoisan loved a nomadic way of life ➢ The Bantu had permanent settlements. ➢ The Bantu had a suffix “NTU or NTU” in their language, which was not the case with the Khoisan. ➢ The bantu originated fro the west Africa (Congo basin) ➢ The Khoisan came from the east and central Africa. ➢ The Bantu dealt much in trade wit the foreigners compared to the san.
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