bantu

See also: Bantu, bantú, bàntú, and bǎntú

Finnish

Etymology

From English Bantu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑntu/, [ˈbɑn̪t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntu
  • Syllabification(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
instructive bantuin
abessive bantutta bantuitta
comitative bantuineen
Possessive forms of bantu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person bantuni bantumme
2nd person bantusi bantunne
3rd person bantunsa

Derived terms

Anagrams


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
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 Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bantu

  1. help, assist

Verb

bantu

  1. to help, to assist

Indonesian

Etymology

(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 Imperative Jussive
Active membantu terbantu dibantu bantu bantulah
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 membantukan terbantukan dibantukan bantukan bantukanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 memperbantukan diperbantukan perbantukanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Noun

bantu (plural bantu-bantu, first-person possessive bantuku, second-person possessive bantumu, third-person possessive bantunya)

  1. assistant, helper
    Synonym: penolong

Derived terms

Further reading


Italian

Adjective

bantu (invariable)

  1. Bantu

Noun

bantu m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Bantu

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
  • bantuspråk

References


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
  • bantuspråk

References


Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈban.tu/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -antu
  • Syllabification: ban‧tu
  • Homophone: Bantu

Noun

bantu n (indeclinable)

  1. Bantu (the language family)
    Synonym: języki bantu
adjective
nouns

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French Bantou.

Noun

bantu m (uncountable)

  1. Bantu

Declension

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