Main Entry: Ban·tu

Pronunciation: \ˈban-(ˌ)tü, ˈbän-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Bantu or Bantus

Etymology: ba-, a plural noun classifier + -ntu, noun base meaning “person” in several Bantu languages

Date: 1862

1 : a family of Niger-Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa
2 : a member of any of a group of African peoples who speak Bantu languages