bantu

• Относящийся к группе из более чем 400 близкородственных языков, на которых говорят в Центральной и Южной Африке, или к народам, говорящим на них.

Relating to or denoting a group of over 400 closely related languages spoken across central and southern Africa, or the peoples who speak them.

1. Relating to a group of African peoplesB2formal

   Of or relating to the large group of ethnolinguistic peoples in Central and Southern Africa who speak Bantu languages.

   Относящийся к группе африканских народов

   • The Bantu peoples have a rich and diverse cultural heritage.
   • Bantu languages are spoken across a vast region of Africa.
   • The migration of Bantu-speaking populations shaped much of sub-Saharan African history.

2. Relating to a language familyB2formal

   Of or relating to the Bantu language family, a major branch of the Niger-Congo languages.

   Относящийся к языковой семье

   • Swahili is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages.
   • The Bantu language group includes hundreds of distinct but related languages.
   • Linguists study the grammatical structures common to Bantu languages.

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя любой из многочисленных лингвистически родственных народов Центральной и Южной Африки, или семью языков, широко распространённых в южной половине Африканского континента.

A noun referring to a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa, or to the family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent.

имя собственное

1. Group of peoplesB2formal

   A member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa.

   Группа народов

   • The Bantu peoples have a rich cultural heritage.
   • Many Bantu groups migrated across the continent over centuries.
   • He is studying the history of the Bantu in southern Africa.

2. Language familyB2formal

   A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent.

   Языковая семья

   • Swahili is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages.
   • Linguists classify over 500 languages within the Bantu family.
   • She is learning a Bantu language for her research.

3. Cultural or linguistic relationB2formal

   Relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture.

   Банту

   • Bantu traditions include vibrant music and dance.
   • The Bantu cultural influence extends across many regions.
   • He wrote a book about Bantu mythology and folklore.