umuntu

Bemba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (person), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (person).

Noun

umuntu class 1 (plural abantu)

  1. person, human being

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)

  1. person

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)

  1. person, individual, man

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)

  1. person

Mambwe-Lungu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (person), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (person).

Noun

umuntu class 1 (plural antu)

  1. person

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)

  1. person, human

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)

  1. person, human

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)

  1. person, human

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)

  1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tetela

Noun

umuntu

  1. woman

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)

  1. person, human

Inflection

Class 1/2 (locative kumuntu)
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