umuntu

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)

  1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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)

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)

  1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

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

References

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