umuntu
Bemba
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
References
- The Bible Society of Zambia, ‘’Ishwi Lyakwa Lesa 2015’’, (ILL15)
Bwile
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
References
- The Word for the World Translation, Bwile Bible Translation
Lambya
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Nyamwanga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural awantu)
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
umūntu class 1 (plural abāntu class 2)
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)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umúːntu/
Noun
umúntu class 1 (plural abántu class 2)
Inflection
| 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
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”