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

• muntu

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

• isintu
• ubuntu
• umntwana

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”