umntu

Xhosa

Alternative forms

• umntru (Mpondo)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [úḿ̩ːⁿtu]

Noun

úḿntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)

1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• ubuntu