"Bantu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbæntu/ Forms: Bantus [plural], Bantu [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ pl (“people”), as reconstructed by the 19th-century linguist Wilhelm Bleek. Etymology templates: {{der|en|bnt-pro|*bàntʊ̀||people|g=p}} Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ pl (“people”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|Bantu}} Bantu (countable and uncountable, plural Bantus or Bantu)
  1. (countable) A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language. Wikidata QID: Q173371 Tags: countable Categories (topical): Language families Derived forms: Semi-Bantu Related terms: Bantu languages, Bantu ethnic groups Coordinate_terms: Asian [South-Africa], black [South-Africa], Black [South-Africa], Coloured [South-Africa], white [South-Africa], White [South-Africa] Translations (member of the ethnic group): Bantu [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Bantu-en-noun-en:Q173371 Disambiguation of Language families: 18 43 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of 'member of the ethnic group': 40 28 31
  2. (South Africa, dated, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black South African. Tags: South-Africa, countable, dated, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable Categories (topical): Language families
    Sense id: en-Bantu-en-noun-e0TjihrE Disambiguation of Language families: 18 43 39 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 37
  3. (uncountable) The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. Wikidata QID: Q33146 Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Language families Translations (language family): Bantoe (Afrikaans), Sintoe (Afrikaans), 班图语支 (Bāntú) (Chinese Mandarin), bantu (Danish), Bantoe [neuter] (Dutch), bantu (Finnish), bantú (Galician), Bantu [neuter] (German), Bantu-Sprachfamilie [feminine] (German), バントゥー (Japanese), bantu [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bantu [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bantu [neuter] (Polish), банту (bantu) [masculine] (Russian), bantú (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Bantu-en-noun-en:Q33146 Disambiguation of Language families: 18 43 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 37 Disambiguation of 'language family': 15 23 62

Proper name [German]

Audio: De-Bantu.ogg Forms: Bantu [genitive], Bantus [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Bantu [nominative, singular], Bantu [genitive, singular], Bantus [genitive, singular], Bantu [dative, singular], Bantu [accusative, singular]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n,-:s}} Bantu n (proper noun, strong, genitive Bantu or Bantus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-:s.sg}}
  1. Bantu (language family) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Demonyms, Language families
    Sense id: en-Bantu-de-name-ZmivZzge Disambiguation of Demonyms: 42 25 33 Disambiguation of Language families: 76 6 18 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 79 14 7

Noun [German]

Audio: De-Bantu.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-:s,-:s}} Bantu m (strong, genitive Bantu or Bantus, plural Bantu or Bantus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,-:s,-:s}} Forms: Bantu [genitive], Bantus [genitive], Bantu [plural], Bantus [plural], strong [table-tags], Bantu [nominative, singular], Bantu [definite, nominative, plural], Bantus [definite, nominative, plural], Bantu [genitive, singular], Bantus [genitive, singular], Bantu [definite, genitive, plural], Bantus [definite, genitive, plural], Bantu [dative, singular], Bantu [dative, definite, plural], Bantus [dative, definite, plural], Bantu [accusative, singular], Bantu [accusative, definite, plural], Bantus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Bantu speaker (male or of unspecified gender) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bantu-de-noun-K0rv-9lm

Noun [German]

Audio: De-Bantu.ogg
Head templates: {{de-noun|f,-:s}} Bantu f (genitive Bantu, plural Bantu or Bantus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,-:s}} Forms: Bantu [genitive], Bantu [plural], Bantus [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bantu [nominative, singular], Bantu [definite, nominative, plural], Bantus [definite, nominative, plural], Bantu [genitive, singular], Bantu [definite, genitive, plural], Bantus [definite, genitive, plural], Bantu [dative, singular], Bantu [dative, definite, plural], Bantus [dative, definite, plural], Bantu [accusative, singular], Bantu [accusative, definite, plural], Bantus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. female Bantu speaker Tags: feminine Related terms: Bantusprache, Bantu-Sprache, Bantuvolk, Bantu-Volk
    Sense id: en-Bantu-de-noun-jU~spkw1

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈban.tu/
Rhymes: -antu Etymology: Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{intnat|pl}} Internationalism, {{cog|en|Bantu}} English Bantu, {{der|pl|bnt-pro|*bàntʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀ Head templates: {{pl-noun|m-pr|indecl=1}} Bantu m pers (indeclinable)
  1. Bantu (member of any of the Bantu tribes) Tags: indeclinable, masculine, person Categories (topical): People Derived forms: bantuski, bantu, bantustan
    Sense id: en-Bantu-pl-noun-aNl2Xs6F Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header, Polish internationalisms

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Bantu meaning in All languages combined (13.4kB)

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    {
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    {
      "form": "Bantu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Bantus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,-:s"
      },
      "expansion": "Bantu f (genitive Bantu, plural Bantu or Bantus)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,-:s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Bantusprache"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bantu-Sprache"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bantuvolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bantu-Volk"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "female Bantu speaker"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "Bantu",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "speaker",
          "speaker"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Bantu.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/De-Bantu.ogg/De-Bantu.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/De-Bantu.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bantu"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bantuski"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantu"
    },
    {
      "word": "bantustan"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl"
      },
      "expansion": "Internationalism",
      "name": "intnat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Bantu"
      },
      "expansion": "English Bantu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*bàntʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-pr",
        "indecl": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Bantu m pers (indeclinable)",
      "name": "pl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ban‧tu"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Polish 2-syllable words",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish indeclinable nouns",
        "Polish internationalisms",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish masculine nouns",
        "Polish nouns",
        "Polish personal nouns",
        "Polish terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with homophones",
        "Rhymes:Polish/antu",
        "Rhymes:Polish/antu/2 syllables",
        "pl:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bantu (member of any of the Bantu tribes)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Bantu",
          "Bantu#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "masculine",
        "person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈban.tu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-antu"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bantu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bantu"
}

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