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Semi-Bantu

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noun

  1. a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family

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adjective

  1. relating to or belonging to this group of languages

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The sketch map showing the distribution of Bantu and Semi-Bantu languages is absurdly inadequate.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various

The major portion of the book consists of illustrative vocabularies of 366 Bantu and 87 Semi-Bantu languages and dialects with an extensive bibliography.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various

This ponderous volume on the Bantu and Semi-Bantu languages is the first part of a work which represents the fruit of many years of study of multitudinous African languages and dialects.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various

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