northeastcoastbantu
nounUK /ˌnɔːθiːstˈkəʊst bænˈtuː/
US /ˌnɔːrθiːstˈkoʊst bænˈtuː/
A group of languages spoken by people who live near the northeast coast of Africa.
The teacher told us that northeastcoastbantu includes many languages spoken along the coast.
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2. A language family within the larger Bantu group, found in coastal East Africa.
Scholars classify Swahili as part of northeastcoastbantu.
3. The people who speak these coastal Bantu languages.
The northeastcoastbantu have a long history of trade across the sea.
4. A field of study about the languages and culture of the northeast African coast.
She is studying northeastcoastbantu at the university.