Bantunoun
uk/ˈbæn.tuː/us/ˈbæn.tuː/[ U ] a group of languages spoken by people in Central and Southern Africa that includes Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu
[ C ] offensive a member of a group of people who speak Bantu languages. This word can be considered offensive, particularly in South Africa.
Examples
- The majority of Tanzania's people are made up of two general indigenous groups, which consist of those speaking Bantu and those speaking Nilotic.
- In Chichewa, a Bantu language spoken mainly in Malawi, there is a contrast between high and low tone.
- Palo Monte recreates rituals practiced by the Congo and other Bantu-speaking people.
- It is estimated that 160,000 Bantus were driven from their lands during the war.
- She wonders what she can do here to help new refugees like the Somali Bantus.
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Language names
- Albanian
- American English
- Amharic
- Anglo-Saxon
- Angrezi
- Aramaic
- Cantonese
- Flemish
- Gaelic
- Georgian
- Germanic
- Greenlandic
- Gujarati
- Hawaiian
- Hinglish
- Nepalese
- Persian
- polish
- Proto-Indo-European
- Punjabi
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