banton

See also: Banton

Esperanto

Noun

banton

  1. accusative singular of banto

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From Burro Banton?”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbantan/
  • Hyphenation: ban‧ton

Noun

banton (plural banton dem, quantified banton)

  1. storyteller
    • 1998, Howard J. Blumenthal, The World Music CD Listener's Guide (in English), →ISBN, page 23:
      “It's not clear whether the Banton name came from a local term used to describe a storyteller or from Jamaican performer Burro Banton (perhaps both)”
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