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Bantoid

ban·toid

UK/ˈbɑːntɔɪd/ US/ˈbæntɔɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu

  • “Bantoid languages”

Origin

From Bantu + -oid; first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu.

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