Carl Friedrich Michael Meinhof (July 23,1857-February 11,1944) was a German linguist. He did comparative grammar studies of the Bantu languages. In 1905 he became professor at the School of Oriental Studies in Berlin.

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Meinhof, C 1948 (1st edn 1906) Grundzüge einer vergleichenden Grammatik der Bantusprachen. Reimer, Berlin