umuntu
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
1 class 2
Further reading
- “umuntu” in Kinyarwanda-English Dictionary. (retrieved 28 December 2015)
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Noun
úmúntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
Noun
umúntu class 1 (plural abántu class 2)
Inflection
Class 1/2 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | umuntu | abantu | ||
Locative | kumuntu | kubantu | ||
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)”
Categories:
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele nouns
- Northern Ndebele class 1 nouns
- Rwanda-Rundi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Rwanda-Rundi lemmas
- Rwanda-Rundi nouns
- Rwanda-Rundi class 2 nouns
- rw:Human
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele nouns
- Southern Ndebele class 1 nouns
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu nouns
- Zulu class 1 nouns
- Zulu nouns with tone L
- zu:Human