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.
双语例句
1. If I'd known I wouldn't have threatened you about that wretched Bantu girl.
假如我了解的话,就不会用那个可怜的班图女子要胁您了.
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2. The Bantu language of the Fang.
芳族的班图语言.
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3. Populations of Bantu - language speakers who live in southern Africa today are far darker than the Khoisan.
现在在南非,说班图话的族群,比郭依桑人黑多了.
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4. The most the bantu is the opera with two characteristics that best embodies the drama.
其中最主要的是板胡与梆子两种,最能体现剧种特色.
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5. Before the arrival of the Europeans, the area was the home of Bantu - speaking peoples.
