umuntu
Bemba
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
References
- Reverend E. Hoch (1998), Bemba - English/English - Bemba[1], Hippocrene Books, pages 65, 213
- The Bible Society of Zambia, ‘’Ishwi Lyakwa Lesa 2015’’, (ILL15)
Bwile
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
References
- The Word for the World Translation, Bwile Bible Translation
Lala-Bisa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
References
- Arthur Cornwallis Madan (1908), Lala-Lamba Handbook: A Short Introduction to the South-Western Division of the Wisa-Lala Dialect of Northern Rhodesia with Stories and Vocabulary[2], Oxford Clarendon Press, page 117
- Bible Society of Zambia, Chipangano Chabwangu, 1998 - Yohane 1:6-7
Lambya
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)
Mambwe-Lungu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural antu)
References
- Bible Society of Zambia, Amazwi Yakhwe Leza, 2013 - Utandiko
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Nyamwanga
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umuntu class 1 (plural awantu)
References
- United Bible Societies, Chinamwanga Bible, 1981 - Intaliko 2:20
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
umūntu class 1 (plural abāntu class 2)
Further reading
- “umuntu” in Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary. (retrieved 28 December 2015)
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
Noun
úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Tetela
Noun
umuntu
Zulu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).
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)”