Bantu

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See also: bantu, bantú, bàntú, and bǎntú

English

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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)

  2. (countable) A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language.
  3. (South Africa, dated, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black South African.
  5. (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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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bantu n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bantu or Bantus)

  1. Bantu (language family)

Declension

Declension of Bantu
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Bantu
genitive eines des Bantu, Bantus
dative einem dem Bantu
accusative ein das Bantu

Noun

Bantu m (strong, genitive Bantu or Bantus, plural Bantu or Bantus)

  1. Bantu speaker (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Declension of Bantu
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bantu die Bantu, Bantus
genitive eines des Bantu, Bantus der Bantu, Bantus
dative einem dem Bantu den Bantu, Bantus
accusative einen den Bantu die Bantu, Bantus

Noun

Bantu f (genitive Bantu, plural Bantu or Bantus)

  1. female Bantu speaker

Declension

Declension of Bantu
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bantu die Bantu, Bantus
genitive einer der Bantu der Bantu, Bantus
dative einer der Bantu den Bantu, Bantus
accusative eine die Bantu die Bantu, Bantus

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Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bantu m pers (indeclinable)

  1. Bantu (member of any of the Bantu tribes)

Derived terms

adjective
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Further reading

  • Bantu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Bantu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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