"Bantoid" meaning in English

See Bantoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Bantu + -oid; first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Bantu|oid}} Bantu + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Bantoid (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Wikipedia link: Bantoid Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Language families Translations (Translations): Bantoïde (Dutch), bantoid (German), bantoid (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-Bantoid-en-adj-Dl4KVuYG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

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