transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈban-(ˌ)tü, ˈbän- ]
noun
( plural Bantu or Bantus )
Etymology: ba-, a plural noun classifier + -ntu, noun base meaning “person” in several Bantu languages
Date: 1862
1. : a family of Niger-Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa
2. : a member of any of a group of African peoples who speak Bantu languages