bantu in English dictionary

  • Bantu

    Meanings and definitions of "bantu"

    • the largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
    • General term for African ethnic groups speaking a Bantu language and their members.
    • (South African: historical, now unacceptable/derogatory) A black South African.
    • proper
      The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
    • proper
      General term for African ethnic groups speaking a Bantu language and their members.
    • proper
      (South Africa, dated, now offensive)
      A black South African.
    • adjective
      of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture; "the Bantu population of Sierra Leone"
    • noun
      a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
    • noun
      a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa

    Synonyms of "bantu" in English dictionary

    Another word for "bantu" in the English thesaurus is Bantoid language.

    • Bantoid language

      a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent

  • bantu

    Synonyms of "bantu" in English dictionary

    African, Niger-Congo, Bantoid language are the top synonyms of "bantu" in the English thesaurus.

Sample sentences with "bantu"

Available translations

Authors