Where does “Bantu” come from?
Bantu comes from Proto-Bantu bàntʊ̀, a word of unknown meaning that became a linguistic and ethnographic classifier for African language families and peoples.
Bantu (English): A member of any of the African ethnic groups that...
Definitions
- A member of any of the African ethnic groups that...
Ancestry of “Bantu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Bantu | bàntʊ̀ | plural of *mʊ̀ntʊ̀; people |
Words derived from “Bantu”