also: バンツーしょご
noun
Bantu languages
Refers to the large family of languages spoken in central and southern Africa. Used in linguistic contexts.
バントゥー諸語はアフリカの広い地域で話されている。
The Bantu languages are spoken across a wide area of Africa.
スワヒリ語はバントゥー諸語の一つだ。
Swahili is one of the Bantu languages.
From English 'Bantu' plus 諸語 (shogo, 'various languages'). The term 'Bantu' itself comes from the Proto-Bantu root *-ntu meaning 'person'.