Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bantoid

/ˈbænˌtɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-toid
IPA
/ˈbænˌtɔɪd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Etymology

From Bantu + -oid; first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbænˌtɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˈbɑːntɔɪd/

Rhymes With

demantoid allantoid mantoid

Questions

How do you pronounce bantoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbænˌtɔɪd/.
What does bantoid mean?
Of or relating to a putative branch of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family.
Where does bantoid come from?
From Bantu + -oid; first used by Krause in 1895 for languages that showed resemblances in vocabulary to Bantu.

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