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Kaffir vs Bantu - What's the difference?

kaffir | bantu |

As proper nouns the difference between kaffir and bantu

is that kaffir is A blanket term for various native peoples of southern Africa.Bantu is the largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.

As a noun kaffir

is a black person.

kaffir

English

Alternative forms

* caffre, kaffer, kafir, kaphar, kaphir, kafari

Noun

(en noun)
  • (South Africa, pejorative, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
    • (English Citations of "kaffir")

    Derived terms

    * kaffir beer: beer made from millet. * kaffir corn: millet * kaffir lily

    See also

    * kafir * South African English

    bantu

    English

    (wikipedia Bantu)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • General term for African ethnic groups speaking a Bantu language and their members.
  • A black South African.

    • Usage notes

    Black South Africans were at times officially called "Bantus" by the Apartheid regime. New legislation and documents from the South African government have replaced "Bantu" with "Black" due to the former word's derogatory connotations. Outside Southern Africa the term is still widely used as a term for the Bantu-speaking peoples.

    See also

    * (Bantu languages) * (w) * Asian * Boer * colored * Khoisan

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