Bantu

/ˈbæntu/

Synonyms for "bantu" (13 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
bantoid languagebantu culturalbantu ethnic group

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
bantu ethnologicalbantu languagebantu languagesbantu people

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
bantu tonguebantu-speakingbantusconcord basednguninoun class based

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
AfricanNiger-CongoNiger-Congo language familyethnolinguistic groupethnologylanguagelanguage familylinguistic typologypeople

More specific

12 entries
Bantu cultureBantu dialectsBantu languagesBantu social structureShona peopleSwahiliXhosaXhosa peopleZuluZulu peopleconcord morphologynoun class system

Collocations

10 entries
Bantu cultureBantu expansionBantu familyBantu languagesBantu noun class systemBantu peoplesBantu phonologyBantu speaking communitiesBantu studiesBantu-speaking communities

Inflections

3 entries
Bantusmore Bantumost Bantu

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I love Bantu languages.

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The Bantu languages are a subfamily of the Niger-Congo languages.

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Whether the Bantu hunted the drill is unclear, but its meat is certainly prized today.

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