Here's why:
* Language creation is a complex process: Languages evolve over time through contact, migration, and cultural exchange. It's unlikely for two distinct language families like Bantu and Arabic to be directly "merged" to create a new one.
* Bantu and Arabic are very different: Bantu languages belong to the Niger-Congo language family and are spoken across sub-Saharan Africa. Arabic is a Semitic language and belongs to the Afro-Asiatic language family. Their grammatical structures, phonology, and vocabulary are very different.
However, there are some possibilities of influence:
* Trade and contact: Historical interactions between Arab traders and Bantu communities, particularly in East Africa, could have led to some lexical borrowing (words being adopted from one language to another).
* Pidgin and Creole languages: Over time, languages can develop from the interaction of different groups. It's possible that in areas where Bantu and Arabic speakers interacted, a pidgin or creole language could have emerged, using elements from both. However, these are likely to be influenced by both languages, not directly created by merging them.
In summary: While a direct merger of Bantu and Arabic languages is improbable, there might have been some instances of influence and development of pidgin or creole languages due to their contact.