bantu

See also: Bantu, bantú, bàntú, and bǎntú

Finnish

Etymology

From English Bantu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑntu/, [ˈbɑ̝n̪t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑntu
• Hyphenation^(key): ban‧tu

Noun

bantu

1. Bantu

Declension

Inflection of bantu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		bantu	bantut
genitive		bantun	bantujen
partitive		bantua	bantuja
illative		bantuun	bantuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bantu	bantut
accusative	nom.	bantu	bantut
	gen.	bantun
genitive		bantun	bantujen
partitive		bantua	bantuja
inessive		bantussa	bantuissa
elative		bantusta	bantuista
illative		bantuun	bantuihin
adessive		bantulla	bantuilla
ablative		bantulta	bantuilta
allative		bantulle	bantuille
essive		bantuna	bantuina
translative		bantuksi	bantuiksi
abessive		bantutta	bantuitta
instructive		—	bantuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bantu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bantuni bantuni accusative nom. bantuni bantuni gen. bantuni genitive bantuni bantujeni partitive bantuani bantujani inessive bantussani bantuissani elative bantustani bantuistani illative bantuuni bantuihini adessive bantullani bantuillani ablative bantultani bantuiltani allative bantulleni bantuilleni essive bantunani bantuinani translative bantukseni bantuikseni abessive bantuttani bantuittani instructive — — comitative — bantuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bantusi bantusi accusative nom. bantusi bantusi gen. bantusi genitive bantusi bantujesi partitive bantuasi bantujasi inessive bantussasi bantuissasi elative bantustasi bantuistasi illative bantuusi bantuihisi adessive bantullasi bantuillasi ablative bantultasi bantuiltasi allative bantullesi bantuillesi essive bantunasi bantuinasi translative bantuksesi bantuiksesi abessive bantuttasi bantuittasi instructive — — comitative — bantuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bantumme bantumme accusative nom. bantumme bantumme gen. bantumme genitive bantumme bantujemme partitive bantuamme bantujamme inessive bantussamme bantuissamme elative bantustamme bantuistamme illative bantuumme bantuihimme adessive bantullamme bantuillamme ablative bantultamme bantuiltamme allative bantullemme bantuillemme essive bantunamme bantuinamme translative bantuksemme bantuiksemme abessive bantuttamme bantuittamme instructive — — comitative — bantuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bantunne bantunne accusative nom. bantunne bantunne gen. bantunne genitive bantunne bantujenne partitive bantuanne bantujanne inessive bantussanne bantuissanne elative bantustanne bantuistanne illative bantuunne bantuihinne adessive bantullanne bantuillanne ablative bantultanne bantuiltanne allative bantullenne bantuillenne essive bantunanne bantuinanne translative bantuksenne bantuiksenne abessive bantuttanne bantuittanne instructive — — comitative — bantuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bantunsa bantunsa accusative nom. bantunsa bantunsa gen. bantunsa genitive bantunsa bantujensa partitive bantuaan bantuansa bantujaan bantujansa inessive bantussaan bantussansa bantuissaan bantuissansa elative bantustaan bantustansa bantuistaan bantuistansa illative bantuunsa bantuihinsa adessive bantullaan bantullansa bantuillaan bantuillansa ablative bantultaan bantultansa bantuiltaan bantuiltansa allative bantulleen bantullensa bantuilleen bantuillensa essive bantunaan bantunansa bantuinaan bantuinansa translative bantukseen bantuksensa bantuikseen bantuiksensa abessive bantuttaan bantuttansa bantuittaan bantuittansa instructive — — comitative — bantuineen bantuinensa

Derived terms

• bantuheimo
• bantukansa
• bantukieli
• bantustan

Further reading

• “bantu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• tabun

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒntu]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tu
• Rhymes: -tu

Adjective

bantu (not comparable)

1. Bantu

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	bantu	bantuk
accusative	bantut	bantukat
dative	bantunak	bantuknak
instrumental	bantuval	bantukkal
causal-final	bantuért	bantukért
translative	bantuvá	bantukká
terminative	bantuig	bantukig
essive-formal	bantuként	bantukként
essive-modal	bantuul	—
inessive	bantuban	bantukban
superessive	bantun	bantukon
adessive	bantunál	bantuknál
illative	bantuba	bantukba
sublative	bantura	bantukra
allative	bantuhoz	bantukhoz
elative	bantuból	bantukból
delative	banturól	bantukról
ablative	bantutól	bantuktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	bantué	bantuké
non-attributive possessive – plural	bantuéi	bantukéi

Noun

bantu (countable and uncountable, plural bantuk)

1. Bantu (group or person)
2. Bantu (language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	bantu	bantuk
accusative	bantut	bantukat
dative	bantunak	bantuknak
instrumental	bantuval	bantukkal
causal-final	bantuért	bantukért
translative	bantuvá	bantukká
terminative	bantuig	bantukig
essive-formal	bantuként	bantukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bantuban	bantukban
superessive	bantun	bantukon
adessive	bantunál	bantuknál
illative	bantuba	bantukba
sublative	bantura	bantukra
allative	bantuhoz	bantukhoz
elative	bantuból	bantukból
delative	banturól	bantukról
ablative	bantutól	bantuktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	bantué	bantuké
non-attributive possessive – plural	bantuéi	bantukéi

Possessive forms of bantu

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bantum	bantuim
2nd person sing.	bantud	bantuid
3rd person sing.	bantuja	bantui
1st person plural	bantunk	bantuink
2nd person plural	bantutok	bantuitok
3rd person plural	bantujuk	bantuik

Further reading

• bantu in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bantuəʔ]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tu
• Rhymes: -tu

Noun

bantu

1. help, assist

Verb

bantu

1. to help, to assist

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bantu. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbantu]
• Hyphenation: ban‧tu

Verb

bantu (used in the form membantu)

1. to help.

   Synonym: tolong

Conjugation

Conjugation of bantu (meng-, transitive)

root	bantu
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	membantu	terbantu	dibantu	bantu	bantulah
locative
causative / applicative1	membantukan	terbantukan	dibantukan	bantukan	bantukanlah
	causative
active
locative
causative / applicative1	memperbantukan		diperbantukan		perbantukanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Noun

bantu (plural)

1. assistant, helper

   Synonym: penolong

Derived terms

• bantuan
• berbantu-bantuan
• membantu
• membantukan
• memperbantukan
• pembantu
• pembantuan
• terbantu

Further reading

• “bantu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Adjective

bantu (invariable)

1. Bantu

Noun

bantu m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Bantu

Kituba

Noun

bantu

1. people

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bantu m (definite singular bantuen, indefinite plural bantuer, definite plural bantuene)

1. a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)
2. a collective term for all Bantu speakers
3. a Bantu language

Related terms

• bantuspråk

References

• “bantu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bantu” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bantu m (definite singular bantuen, indefinite plural bantuar, definite plural bantuane)

1. a Bantu (person who speaks a Bantu language)
2. a collective term for all Bantu speakers
3. a Bantu language

Related terms

• bantuspråk

References

• “bantu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Bantu, ultimately derived from Proto-Bantu *bàntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈban.tu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -antu
• Syllabification: ban‧tu
• Homophone: Bantu

Noun

bantu n (indeclinable)

1. Bantu (the language family)

   Synonym: języki bantu

Related terms

(adjective):

• bantuski

(nouns):

• Bantu
• bantustan

Further reading

• bantu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bantu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃ˈtu/

• Hyphenation: ban‧tu

Noun

bantu m (plural bantus)

1. Alternative form of banto

Noun

bantu m or f by sense (plural bantus)

1. Alternative form of banto

Adjective

bantu m or f (plural bantus)

1. Alternative form of banto

Further reading

• “bantu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Bantou.

Noun

bantu m (uncountable)

1. Bantu

Declension

Declension of bantu

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bantu	bantul
genitive-dative	bantu	bantului
vocative	bantule

Tooro

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βáːntu/

Noun

bantu class 2

1. augmentless form of abantu; they are people