BantuyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Bantu 词源字典]
1862, applied to south African language group in the 1850s by German linguist Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek (1827-1875), from native Ba-ntu "mankind," from ba-, plural prefix, + ntu "a man, person." Bantustan in a South African context is from 1949.[Bantu etymology, Bantu origin, 英语词源]