coastalbantulanguages
nounUK /ˌkəʊstl ˈbæntuː ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz/
US /ˌkoʊstl ˈbæntu ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒɪz/
Coastal Bantu languages are a group of languages spoken by people who live near the sea in Africa.
The teacher showed us a map of where the coastal Bantu languages are spoken.
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2. A language family studied by linguists who compare words and sounds.
She wrote a paper on the coastal Bantu languages for her class.
3. The way of speaking shared by seaside communities in parts of East Africa.
Traders along the shore used coastal Bantu languages to talk with each other.
4. A group of related languages that includes Swahili and other coastal tongues.
Many coastal Bantu languages share similar words for fish and boats.