 bantu |
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| 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" |
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| 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 | |
| Similar spelling: |
Banta banned |
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