"umntu" meaning in Xhosa

See umntu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [úḿ̩ːⁿtu] Forms: úḿntu [canonical, class-1], ábántu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀ntʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ Head templates: {{xh-noun|úḿntu|1|2|ábántu}} úḿntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)
  1. person, human Synonyms: umntru (alt: Mpondo) Derived forms: ubuntu

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for umntu meaning in Xhosa (1.1kB)

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