umuntu
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Nguni *úmúntu, from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /umúːntu/
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 |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”
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