Definition of
bantu has definitions from the field of linguistics
1
[ noun ] a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa

Related terms

African luba hutu tutsi Herero Tswana

2
[ adjective ] of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture

Examples

"the Bantu population of Sierra Leone"

3
[ noun ] (linguistics) a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent

Synonyms

Bantoid_language

Related terms

Niger-Congo Swahili Kamba Fang Chishona Kongo Mashi Kichaga Kinyarwanda Kiswahili Luba Gikuyu LuGanda Luyia Giriama Mwera Nguni Nyamwezi Pokomo Sotho Umbundu ChiMwini Tonga Chichewa

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Rhymes with

onto unto into into

Phonetic and Homophones

B AE1 N T UW0

Similar Spelling

Banta banned

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