English noun: Bantoid language | |||
1. | Bantoid language (communication) a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent | ||
Synonyms | Bantu | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Niger-Congo | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Chaga, Chagga, Chichewa, ChiMwini, Chishona, Fang, Gikuyu, Giriama, Herero, Kamba, Kichaga, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Kongo, Luba, LuGanda, Luyia, Mashi, Mwera, Nguni, Nyamwezi, Pokomo, Shona, Sotho, Swahili, Tonga, Tshiluba, Umbundu | ||