Reconstruction:Proto-Nguni/úmúntu

This Proto-Nguni entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nguni

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

*úmúntu class 1

person, human

Descendants

Northern Ndebele: umuntu
Phuthi: mutfu
Southern Ndebele: umuntu
Swazi: umuntfu
Xhosa: umntu
Zulu: umuntu

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