Bantu \Prononciation ?\
Bantu languages.
Bantu peoples.
Singulier | Pluriel |
---|---|
Bantu \Prononciation ?\ |
Bantus \Prononciation ?\ |
Bantu \Prononciation ?\
The Hottentot is one of three tribes of South Africa which may be divided - Bantus, Hottentots, and Bushmen.— (Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913)
ACT to amend the Marriage Act, 1961, so as to assign the administration of the provisions thereof in respect of any Bantu in the Republic and any member of any of the native nations in the territory of South-West Africa to the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development.— (Marriage Amendment Act, 1970 enacted by the Parliament of South Africa)
Bantu \Prononciation ?\
BANTU LANGUAGES. The greater part of Africa south of the equator possesses but one linguistic family so far as its native inhabitants are concerned. This clearly-marked division of human speech has been entitled the Bantu, a name invented by Dr W. H. I. Bleek, and it is, on the whole, the fittest general term with which to designate the most remarkable group of African languages.— (« Bantu Languages », dans Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911)
The total number of Bantu speakers is estimated to be around 350 million in 2015 (roughly 30% of the population of Africa).— (Bantu languages sur l’encyclopédie Wikipédia (en anglais) )