Bantu
noun
a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.
Bantus
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pluralof Bantu.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The migrating Bantus, for example, spread their languages and ironworking technology throughout this region.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Yet, in recent years, the Somali Bantus have made strides.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
But for the Bantus, there is still a sense of accomplishment — and of possibilities.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2014
Apart from a possible hypothesis of a massive colonization by the Bantus, the other logical explanation of such data would be the erosion of fossil soils horizons, evidence of the leaching during past climates.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 30, 2012
The Bantus speedily gathered, and played like children about the dead bodies of the two beasts, which had been placed side by side.
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Elliott Whitney
