Bantu (Noun)
Meaning 1
A member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Bantu people have a rich cultural heritage that spans across many countries in Central and South Africa.
- In the 16th century, many Bantu were forcibly taken from their homes and sold into slavery by European colonizers.
- The Kikuyu are a Bantu people who traditionally resided in the highlands of Kenya.
- Bantu languages, such as Swahili and Zulu, are spoken by millions of people across the continent.
- After the abolition of the slave trade, many Bantu people were brought to the Americas as indentured servants.
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Meaning 2
A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.