Bantu Definition

Bantu
noun Bantu (plural)

1. A group of languages spoken in southern and central Africa.
2. The group of peoples who speak these languages.

Example: Bantu are predominant here
3. offensive
A Black speaker of one of these languages.

adj

1. Belonging or relating to the Bantu languages or Bantu-speaking people.

Example: numerous Bantu dialects

Etymology: 19c: a Bantu word, meaning ‘people'.