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English
Noun
muntu (plural muntus)
- Alternative form of munt (a black person)
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu umuntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
muntu
- person, human
Kituba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
muntu class 1
- man; person
Kongo
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
muntu class 1 (plural bantu)
- man; person
Luba-Kasai
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
muntu class 1
- man; person
Masaba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
muntu class 1
- man; person
Nkoya
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
muntu class 1 (plural bantu)
- person, human being
References
- The Bible Society of Zambia, Kulimama Kwakupya (KK2008) Bible
Tooro
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /múːntu/
Noun
muntu class 1
- augmentless form of omuntu; he/she is a person
Zulu
Pronunciation
Noun
muntu
- simple singular of umuntu, a person