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)”