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Bantoid

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɑːntɔɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæntɔɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈbænˌtɔɪd/
  • rhymes with -ɑːntɔɪd
  • rhymes with -æntɔɪd

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Bantoid languages

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Bantoïde — Translations
  • German: bantoid — Translations
  • Romanian: bantoid — Translations