bantustan

English

Alternative forms

• Bantustan

Etymology

From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbantuːˈstan/, /ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbæntuˈstæn/, /ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/, /ˈbæntuˌstæn/, /ˈbɑntuˌstɑn/
• Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn

Noun

bantustan (plural bantustans)

1. (originally South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy
2. (derogatory) A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.

Related terms

• Bantoid
• Bantologist
• Bantu
• Bantuist
• Bantuization
• Proto-Bantu

 

Translations

territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans

• Afrikaans: bantoestan
• Arabic: بَانْتُوسْتَان m (bāntūstān)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 班圖斯坦／班图斯坦 (zh) (bāntúsītǎn)

• Finnish: bantustan (fi)
• French: bantoustan (fr) m
• German: Bantustan m or n
• Hindi: बांटूस्तान (bāṇṭūstān)
• Italian: bantustan (it) m
• Japanese: バントゥースタン (ja) (bantūsutan)
• Korean: 반투스탄 (bantuseutan)
• Northern Sotho: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: bantustan (pl) m
• Portuguese: bantustão m
• Romanian: bantustan (ro) n
• Russian: бантуста́н (ru) m (bantustán)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ба̏нтуста̄н m

  Roman: bȁntustān (sh) m

• Sotho: please add this translation if you can
• Southern Ndebele: please add this translation if you can
• Swazi: please add this translation if you can
• Tamil: பந்துஸ்தான் (pantustāṉ), பந்துசுத்தான் (pantucuttāṉ)
• Tsonga: please add this translation if you can
• Tswana: please add this translation if you can
• Venda: please add this translation if you can
• Xhosa: please add this translation if you can
• Zulu: please add this translation if you can

References

• “bantustan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “bantustan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• subnatant

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bantustan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑntustɑn/, [ˈbɑ̝n̪t̪us̠tɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑntustɑn
• Syllabification^(key): ban‧tus‧tan

Noun

bantustan

1. (historical) bantustan (territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans)

Declension

Inflection of bantustan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bantustan	bantustanit
genitive		bantustanin	bantustanien
partitive		bantustania	bantustaneja
illative		bantustaniin	bantustaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bantustan	bantustanit
accusative	nom.	bantustan	bantustanit
	gen.	bantustanin
genitive		bantustanin	bantustanien
partitive		bantustania	bantustaneja
inessive		bantustanissa	bantustaneissa
elative		bantustanista	bantustaneista
illative		bantustaniin	bantustaneihin
adessive		bantustanilla	bantustaneilla
ablative		bantustanilta	bantustaneilta
allative		bantustanille	bantustaneille
essive		bantustanina	bantustaneina
translative		bantustaniksi	bantustaneiksi
abessive		bantustanitta	bantustaneitta
instructive		—	bantustanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bantustan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bantustanini bantustanini accusative nom. bantustanini bantustanini gen. bantustanini genitive bantustanini bantustanieni partitive bantustaniani bantustanejani inessive bantustanissani bantustaneissani elative bantustanistani bantustaneistani illative bantustaniini bantustaneihini adessive bantustanillani bantustaneillani ablative bantustaniltani bantustaneiltani allative bantustanilleni bantustaneilleni essive bantustaninani bantustaneinani translative bantustanikseni bantustaneikseni abessive bantustanittani bantustaneittani instructive — — comitative — bantustaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bantustanisi bantustanisi accusative nom. bantustanisi bantustanisi gen. bantustanisi genitive bantustanisi bantustaniesi partitive bantustaniasi bantustanejasi inessive bantustanissasi bantustaneissasi elative bantustanistasi bantustaneistasi illative bantustaniisi bantustaneihisi adessive bantustanillasi bantustaneillasi ablative bantustaniltasi bantustaneiltasi allative bantustanillesi bantustaneillesi essive bantustaninasi bantustaneinasi translative bantustaniksesi bantustaneiksesi abessive bantustanittasi bantustaneittasi instructive — — comitative — bantustaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bantustanimme bantustanimme accusative nom. bantustanimme bantustanimme gen. bantustanimme genitive bantustanimme bantustaniemme partitive bantustaniamme bantustanejamme inessive bantustanissamme bantustaneissamme elative bantustanistamme bantustaneistamme illative bantustaniimme bantustaneihimme adessive bantustanillamme bantustaneillamme ablative bantustaniltamme bantustaneiltamme allative bantustanillemme bantustaneillemme essive bantustaninamme bantustaneinamme translative bantustaniksemme bantustaneiksemme abessive bantustanittamme bantustaneittamme instructive — — comitative — bantustaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bantustaninne bantustaninne accusative nom. bantustaninne bantustaninne gen. bantustaninne genitive bantustaninne bantustanienne partitive bantustanianne bantustanejanne inessive bantustanissanne bantustaneissanne elative bantustanistanne bantustaneistanne illative bantustaniinne bantustaneihinne adessive bantustanillanne bantustaneillanne ablative bantustaniltanne bantustaneiltanne allative bantustanillenne bantustaneillenne essive bantustaninanne bantustaneinanne translative bantustaniksenne bantustaneiksenne abessive bantustanittanne bantustaneittanne instructive — — comitative — bantustaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bantustaninsa bantustaninsa accusative nom. bantustaninsa bantustaninsa gen. bantustaninsa genitive bantustaninsa bantustaniensa partitive bantustaniaan bantustaniansa bantustanejaan bantustanejansa inessive bantustanissaan bantustanissansa bantustaneissaan bantustaneissansa elative bantustanistaan bantustanistansa bantustaneistaan bantustaneistansa illative bantustaniinsa bantustaneihinsa adessive bantustanillaan bantustanillansa bantustaneillaan bantustaneillansa ablative bantustaniltaan bantustaniltansa bantustaneiltaan bantustaneiltansa allative bantustanilleen bantustanillensa bantustaneilleen bantustaneillensa essive bantustaninaan bantustaninansa bantustaneinaan bantustaneinansa translative bantustanikseen bantustaniksensa bantustaneikseen bantustaneiksensa abessive bantustanittaan bantustanittansa bantustaneittaan bantustaneittansa instructive — — comitative — bantustaneineen bantustaneinensa

Related terms

• bantu

Further reading

• “bantustan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English bantustan, ultimately from bantu + Persian ـستان.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtus.tan/
• Rhymes: -ustan
• Syllabification: ban‧tus‧tan

Noun

bantustan m inan

1. (historical) bantustan (any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy)
2. (derogatory, politics) bantustan (political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name)

Declension

Declension of bantustan

	singular	plural
nominative	bantustan	bantustany
genitive	bantustanu	bantustanów
dative	bantustanowi	bantustanom
accusative	bantustan	bantustany
instrumental	bantustanem	bantustanami
locative	bantustanie	bantustanach
vocative	bantustanie	bantustany

Related terms

adjectives

• bantuski

 

nouns

• bantu
• Bantu

 

Further reading

• bantustan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bantustan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• bantustany in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English bantustan.

Noun

bantustan n (plural bantustane)

1. bantustan

Declension

Declension of bantustan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bantustan	bantustanul	(niște) bantustane	bantustanele
genitive/dative	(unui) bantustan	bantustanului	(unor) bantustane	bantustanelor
vocative	bantustanule		bantustanelor