English Explanatory Dictionary

Bantoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑːntɔɪd/ /ˈbæntɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bantoid.wav /ˈbænˌtɔɪd/

Word forms

Bantoid

Etymology

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

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