Bantu
English
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ pl (“people”), as reconstructed by the 19th-century linguist Wilhelm Bleek.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bantu (countable and uncountable, plural Bantus or Bantu)
- (countable) A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language.
- (South Africa, dated, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black South African.
- (uncountable) The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Usage notes
Black South Africans were at times officially called "Bantus" by the Apartheid regime. New legislation and documents from the South African government have replaced "Bantu" with "Black" due to the former word's derogatory connotations. Outside Southern Africa the term is still widely used as a term for the Bantu-speaking peoples.
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German
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Audio (file)
Proper noun
Bantu n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bantu or Bantus)
- Bantu (language family)
Declension
Noun
Bantu m (strong, genitive Bantu or Bantus, plural Bantu or Bantus)
Declension
Noun
Bantu f (genitive Bantu, plural Bantu or Bantus)
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Related terms
Further reading
- “Bantu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bantu (Sprecher)” in Duden online
- “Bantu (Sprecherin)” in Duden online
- “Bantu (Sprache)” in Duden online
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bantu m pers (indeclinable)
- Bantu (member of any of the Bantu tribes)
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Further reading
- English terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- South African English
- English dated terms
- English offensive terms
- English ethnic slurs
- en:Language families
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German feminine nouns
- de:Demonyms
- de:Language families
- Polish internationalisms
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/antu
- Rhymes:Polish/antu/2 syllables
- Polish terms with homophones
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish indeclinable nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- pl:People