Bantoid

//ˈbɑːntɔɪd// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu wordnet

Etymology

From Bantu + -oid; first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu.

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language familyniger congo

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