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Bantoid
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English
Etymology
From en Bantu oid; first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɑːntɔɪd/ /ˈbæntɔɪd/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bantoid.wav Southern England
en /ˈbænˌtɔɪd/ GA
en ɑːntɔɪd æntɔɪd 2
Adjective
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Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Translations
Dutch: nl Bantoïde
German: de bantoid
Romanian: ro bantoid
Anagrams
en abdinot bandito obtain'd
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