ubuntu
English
Etymology
Loanword from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Zulu and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Xhosa languages.
Noun
ubuntu (uncountable)
- (South Africa) A South African ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.
Translations
ubuntu
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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
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)”
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- Xhosa terms prefixed with ubu-
- Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Zulu terms prefixed with ubu-
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- Zulu nouns with tone L
- Zulu singularia tantum