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BANTOID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bantoid mean?
• BANTOID (adjective)
The adjective BANTOID has 1 sense:
1. relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu
Familiarity information: BANTOID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or designating languages that possess characteristics of Bantu
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Bantoid languages
Pertainym:
Bantu (a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent)
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