ubuntu
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English
Etymology
Loanword from Zulu ubuntu (“humanity”) and Xhosa ubuntu (“humaneness, solidarity”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ubuntu (uncountable)
- (South Africa) A Nguni Bantu ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.
- 2006 October 26, “South Africa: LGBT Groups Respond To CONTRALESA’s Stance On Same Sex Marriage”, in OutRight Action International, archived from the original on 2015-10-26:
- Through Ubuntu the worth of all individuals are recognized and respected. As such, homophobia is an unAfrican because it denies people the opportunity to express their full humanity.
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Translations
ubuntu
Portuguese
Noun
ubuntu m (uncountable)
Xhosa
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
úbúntu class 14
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ubúntu class 14
- humanity, the human race
- humanity, human nature
- humaneness, solidarity
- ubuntu
Inflection
| Class 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuntu | — | ||
| Locative | ebuntwini | — | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | ubuntu | — | ||
| Simple form | buntu | — | ||
| Locative | ebuntwini | — | ||
| Copulative | ngubuntu | — | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wobuntu | owobuntu | — | — |
| Class 2 | bobuntu | abobuntu | — | — |
| Class 3 | wobuntu | owobuntu | — | — |
| Class 4 | yobuntu | eyobuntu | — | — |
| Class 5 | lobuntu | elobuntu | — | — |
| Class 6 | obuntu | awobuntu | — | — |
| Class 7 | sobuntu | esobuntu | — | — |
| Class 8 | zobuntu | ezobuntu | — | — |
| Class 9 | yobuntu | eyobuntu | — | — |
| Class 10 | zobuntu | ezobuntu | — | — |
| Class 11 | lobuntu | olobuntu | — | — |
| Class 14 | bobuntu | obobuntu | — | — |
| Class 15 | kobuntu | okobuntu | — | — |
| Class 17 | kobuntu | okobuntu | — | — |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”