This is a bold and controversial claim, and we stand by the evidence. The Unit has undertaken an exhaustive search of the Bantu Languages of East, Central and Southern Africa, and compared them with the Ancient Egyptian Language. This suggest that scholars should look for roots of the Ancient Egyptian Language in the Bantu Languages of East Africa. The unit offers one of many possible reasons as to why this thesis has not been suggested before. This might possibly be due to the division of intellectual endeavours.
Scholarship is compartmentalised.
It is rare to find an Egyptologist who is fluent in Bantu. Conversely few Bantu specialists are familiar with Egyptology. Dictionary definitions of words reflect a divide, in that word origins stop with Latin or Greek, and do not pursue meanings of words beyond this cultural historical divide. This implies a radical rethink on the ultimate origins of words. This does not mean that Bantu and the English Language are directly related-they are quite distinct.