bantu

See also: Bantu, bantú, bàntú, and bǎntú

Finnish

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: 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
abessive		bantutta	bantuitta
instructive		—	bantuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bantu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bantuni bantuni accusative nom. bantuni bantuni gen. bantuni genitive bantuni bantujeni partitive bantuani bantujani inessive bantussani bantuissani elative bantustani bantuistani illative bantuuni bantuihini adessive bantullani bantuillani ablative bantultani bantuiltani allative bantulleni bantuilleni essive bantunani bantuinani translative bantukseni bantuikseni abessive bantuttani bantuittani instructive — — comitative — bantuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bantusi bantusi accusative nom. bantusi bantusi gen. bantusi genitive bantusi bantujesi partitive bantuasi bantujasi inessive bantussasi bantuissasi elative bantustasi bantuistasi illative bantuusi bantuihisi adessive bantullasi bantuillasi ablative bantultasi bantuiltasi allative bantullesi bantuillesi essive bantunasi bantuinasi translative bantuksesi bantuiksesi abessive bantuttasi bantuittasi instructive — — comitative — bantuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bantumme bantumme accusative nom. bantumme bantumme gen. bantumme genitive bantumme bantujemme partitive bantuamme bantujamme inessive bantussamme bantuissamme elative bantustamme bantuistamme illative bantuumme bantuihimme adessive bantullamme bantuillamme ablative bantultamme bantuiltamme allative bantullemme bantuillemme essive bantunamme bantuinamme translative bantuksemme bantuiksemme abessive bantuttamme bantuittamme instructive — — comitative — bantuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bantunne bantunne accusative nom. bantunne bantunne gen. bantunne genitive bantunne bantujenne partitive bantuanne bantujanne inessive bantussanne bantuissanne elative bantustanne bantuistanne illative bantuunne bantuihinne adessive bantullanne bantuillanne ablative bantultanne bantuiltanne allative bantullenne bantuillenne essive bantunanne bantuinanne translative bantuksenne bantuiksenne abessive bantuttanne bantuittanne instructive — — comitative — bantuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bantunsa bantunsa accusative nom. bantunsa bantunsa gen. bantunsa genitive bantunsa bantujensa partitive bantuaan bantuansa bantujaan bantujansa inessive bantussaan bantussansa bantuissaan bantuissansa elative bantustaan bantustansa bantuistaan bantuistansa illative bantuunsa bantuihinsa adessive bantullaan bantullansa bantuillaan bantuillansa ablative bantultaan bantultansa bantuiltaan bantuiltansa allative bantulleen bantullensa bantuilleen bantuillensa essive bantunaan bantunansa bantuinaan bantuinansa translative bantukseen bantuksensa bantuikseen bantuiksensa abessive bantuttaan bantuttansa bantuittaan bantuittansa instructive — — comitative — bantuineen bantuinensa

Derived terms

• bantuheimo
• bantukansa
• bantukieli
• bantustan

 

Anagrams

• tabun

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Hungarian

Adjective

bantu (not comparable)

1. Bantu

Noun

bantu (plural bantuk)

1. Bantu (group or person)
2. (singular only) Bantu (language)

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Indonesian

Verb

bantu (used in the form membantu)

1. to help

Derived terms

• pembantu (“assistant, helper, maid”)

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Italian

Adjective

bantu (invariable)

1. Bantu

Noun

bantu m or f (uncountable)

1. Bantu

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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

Related terms

• bantuspråk

References

• “bantu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bantu” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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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

Related terms

• bantuspråk

References

• “bantu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.