jan 1, 8500 BC - Proto-Niger-Congo language used

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In western part of Green Sahara. Dispersal correlated with the spread of the bow and arrow by migrating hunter-gatherers.

600 million native speakers of this language family today (3rd largest). Includes Yoruba, Fula, Igbo, Lingala, Moore, Ewe, Fou, Zulu, Shona, Xhosa, Twi and Fante, Sesotho, Swahili, Edo, Ga and Dangme.

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