umuntu

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)

1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

umūntu class 1 (plural abāntu class 2)

1. person, human

Further reading

• “umuntu” in Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary. (retrieved 28 December 2015)

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)

1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umúːntu/

Noun

umúntu class 1 (plural abántu class 2)

1. person, human

Inflection

Class 1/2
	Singular	Plural
Full form	umuntu	abantu
Locative	kumuntu	kubantu
	Singular		Plural
Full form	umuntu		abantu
Simple form	muntu		bantu
Locative	kumuntu		kubantu
Copulative	ngumuntu		ngabantu
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	womuntu	owomuntu	wabantu	owabantu
Class 2	bomuntu	abomuntu	babantu	ababantu
Class 3	womuntu	owomuntu	wabantu	owabantu
Class 4	yomuntu	eyomuntu	yabantu	eyabantu
Class 5	lomuntu	elomuntu	labantu	elabantu
Class 6	omuntu	awomuntu	abantu	awabantu
Class 7	somuntu	esomuntu	sabantu	esabantu
Class 8	zomuntu	ezomuntu	zabantu	ezabantu
Class 9	yomuntu	eyomuntu	yabantu	eyabantu
Class 10	zomuntu	ezomuntu	zabantu	ezabantu
Class 11	lomuntu	olomuntu	lwabantu	olwabantu
Class 14	bomuntu	obomuntu	babantu	obabantu
Class 15	komuntu	okomuntu	kwabantu	okwabantu
Class 17	komuntu	okomuntu	kwabantu	okwabantu

Derived terms

• isintu
• ubuntu
• umntwana

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”