omuntu

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Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

omuntu (class I, plural abantu, base state muntu, plural base state bantu)

  1. human, person, man (as opposed to being an animal)

Derived terms

See also

  • omusajja (“man, as opposed to being a woman”)

References

The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 14.

Tooro

Etymology

From 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

Noun

omuntu class 1 (plural abantu class 2, augmentless muntu, plural augmentless bantu)

  1. person, human being
  2. someone, anyone
    Synonym: nanka
    Haliyo omuntu. ― There is someone there.

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 189-190
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