(countable) A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language. / (South Africa, dated, now offensive) A black South African.

plural of Bantu

The quality of being Bantu.

The hypothetical protolanguage of the Bantu languages.

plural of Bantu knot

A tight bun or knot of hair, part of a hairstyle having many such knots on a base of square or triangular partitions of hair.

(originally South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans.

plural of bantustan

The process of a language becoming more like a Bantu language. / The process of a geographical area coming to be dominated by Bantu people.

A linguist who specialises in studying Bantu languages.