Bantu

[ ban-too ]

/ ˈbæn tu /

noun, plural Ban·tus, (especially collectively) Ban·tu.

a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.

a grouping of more than 500 languages of central and southern Africa, as Kikuyu, Swahili, Tswana, and Zulu, all related within a subbranch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Bantu or the Bantu peoples.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bantu

non-Bantu, noun, adjective

Words nearby Bantu

Bantingism, Banti's syndrome, bantling, Bantock, Bantoid, Bantu, Bantu beer, Bantustan, Banville, banyalla, banyan

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Example sentences from the Web for Bantu

It should be superfluous to say that the Bantu myth cannot possibly throw any tight on the real origin of totemism.
The Secret of the Totem|Andrew Lang
The Amshara lacks the idea of righteousness, the Bantu the idea of holiness.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation|Ernst Von Dobschutz
The Bantu woman and the Australian zubra are not alluring, but they have never lacked suitors.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899|Various
Happily, they made allowances for Bantu palsy, and did not hesitate to ignore it.
The Siege of Kimberley|T. Phelan

Among the Bantu Kavirondo a father does not eat with his sons, nor do brothers eat together.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Bantu

Bantu

/ (ˈbɑːntʊ, ˈbæntuː, bænˈtuː) /

noun

a group of languages of Africa, including most of the principal languages spoken from the equator to the Cape of Good Hope, but excluding the Khoisan family: now generally regarded as part of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family

plural -tu or -tus Southern African taboo a Black speaker of a Bantu language

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of peoples or to any of their languages

Word Origin for Bantu

C19: from Bantu Ba-ntu people

usage for Bantu

Use of the term Bantu is only acceptable outside South Africa and when talking about this group of languages and their speakers. To refer to African people or peoples, the terms Black and African are acceptable within South Africa

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bantu
释义	Bantu [ ban-too ] / ˈbæn tu / noun, plural Ban·tus, (especially collectively) Ban·tu. a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa. a grouping of more than 500 languages of central and southern Africa, as Kikuyu, Swahili, Tswana, and Zulu, all related within a subbranch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian family. adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of Bantu or the Bantu peoples. OTHER WORDS FROM Bantu non-Bantu, noun, adjective Words nearby Bantu Bantingism, Banti's syndrome, bantling, Bantock, Bantoid, Bantu, Bantu beer, Bantustan, Banville, banyalla, banyan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Bantu It should be superfluous to say that the Bantu myth cannot possibly throw any tight on the real origin of totemism. The Secret of the Totem\|Andrew Lang The Amshara lacks the idea of righteousness, the Bantu the idea of holiness. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation\|Ernst Von Dobschutz The Bantu woman and the Australian zubra are not alluring, but they have never lacked suitors. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899\|Various Happily, they made allowances for Bantu palsy, and did not hesitate to ignore it. The Siege of Kimberley\|T. Phelan Among the Bantu Kavirondo a father does not eat with his sons, nor do brothers eat together. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Bantu Bantu / (ˈbɑːntʊ, ˈbæntuː, bænˈtuː) / noun a group of languages of Africa, including most of the principal languages spoken from the equator to the Cape of Good Hope, but excluding the Khoisan family: now generally regarded as part of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family plural -tu or -tus Southern African taboo a Black speaker of a Bantu language adjective denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of peoples or to any of their languages Word Origin for Bantu C19: from Bantu Ba-ntu people usage for Bantu Use of the term Bantu is only acceptable outside South Africa and when talking about this group of languages and their speakers. To refer to African people or peoples, the terms Black and African are acceptable within South Africa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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