Bantoetaal

Definitions of Bantoetaal
  1. noun
    a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
    synonyms: Bantoe
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    types:
    Swahili
    the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa
    Zoeloe
    a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa
  2. noun
    a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa
    synonyms: Bantoe
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    type of:
    Afrikaan
    a native or inhabitant of Africa
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