omuntu
Luganda
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
editomuntu (class 1, plural abantu)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- omusajja (“man, as opposed to being a woman”)
References
editThe Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 14.
Tooro
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili mtu (“person, someone”), Kikuyu mũndũ (“human being, person”) and Tswana motho (“person”). Doublet of ekintu (“thing, object”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editomuntu class 1 (plural abantu class 2, augmentless muntu, plural augmentless bantu)
- person, human being
- someone, anyone
- Synonym: nanka
- Haliyo omuntu. ― There is someone there.
References
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- Luganda terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Luganda terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Luganda lemmas
- Luganda nouns
- Tooro terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tooro terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tooro doublets
- Tooro terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tooro lemmas
- Tooro nouns
- Tooro class 1 nouns
- Tooro terms with usage examples