Kleine Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen.

Frühgeschichte der Bantu-Sprachfamilie erforscht

Die rund 500 Sprachen umfassende Bantu-Sprachfamilie wird in Subsahara-Afrika von Hunderten Millionen Menschen gesprochen. Ein Forschungsteam aus Österreich und Italien hat nun mit aus der Genetik stammenden Methoden versucht, die Frühgeschichte der Sprachfamilie zu entschlüsseln - wobei erstmals statistisch Sprachkontakte berücksichtigt wurden. Wie sie im Fachblatt "PNAS" berichten, scheiterten sie mit diesem Ziel, konnten aber dennoch wertvolle Erkenntnisse gewinnen.

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recent announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu on December 30, 2025. Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland is a "threat" to security and stability in the Horn of Africa and encourages secessionist groups, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on December 28, 2025..Israel announced on December 26, 2025 that it was officially recognising Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic that in 1991 declared it had unilaterally separated from Somalia. (Photo by Hassan Ali ELMI / AFP)
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Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recent announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region, during a gathering calling for Somalia’s territorial unity at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu on December 30, 2025. Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland is a "threat" to security and stability in the Horn of Africa and encourages secessionist groups, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on December 28, 2025..Israel announced on December 26, 2025 that it was officially recognising Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic that in 1991 declared it had unilaterally separated from Somalia. (Photo by Hassan Ali ELMI / AFP)