"umuntu" meaning in Zulu

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Noun

IPA: /umúːntu/
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀ntʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ Head templates: {{zu-noun|umúntu|1|2|abántu}} umúntu class 1 (plural abántu class 2) Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|L|1|2|abantu}} Forms: umúntu [canonical, class-1], abántu [class-2, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], umuntu [full-form, singular], abantu [full-form, plural], muntu [basic-form, singular], bantu [basic-form, plural], kumuntu [locative, singular], kubantu [locative, plural], ngumuntu [copulative, singular], ngabantu [copulative, plural], womuntu [class-1, possessive, singular], owomuntu [class-1, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wabantu [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owabantu [class-1, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], bomuntu [class-2, possessive, singular], abomuntu [class-2, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], babantu [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ababantu [class-2, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], womuntu [class-3, possessive, singular], owomuntu [class-3, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], wabantu [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], owabantu [class-3, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yomuntu [class-4, possessive, singular], eyomuntu [class-4, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yabantu [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyabantu [class-4, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lomuntu [class-5, possessive, singular], elomuntu [class-5, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], labantu [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], elabantu [class-5, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], omuntu [class-6, possessive, singular], awomuntu [class-6, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], abantu [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], awabantu [class-6, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], somuntu [class-7, possessive, singular], esomuntu [class-7, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], sabantu [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], esabantu [class-7, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zomuntu [class-8, possessive, singular], ezomuntu [class-8, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zabantu [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezabantu [class-8, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], yomuntu [class-9, possessive, singular], eyomuntu [class-9, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], yabantu [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], eyabantu [class-9, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], zomuntu [class-10, possessive, singular], ezomuntu [class-10, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], zabantu [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], ezabantu [class-10, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], lomuntu [class-11, possessive, singular], olomuntu [class-11, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], lwabantu [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], olwabantu [class-11, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], bomuntu [class-14, possessive, singular], obomuntu [class-14, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], babantu [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], obabantu [class-14, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], komuntu [class-15, possessive, singular], okomuntu [class-15, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwabantu [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwabantu [class-15, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], komuntu [class-17, possessive, singular], okomuntu [class-17, possessive, possessive-substantive, singular], kwabantu [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive], okwabantu [class-17, plural, possessive, possessive-substantive]
  1. person, human Categories (topical): Human Derived forms: isintu, ubuntu, umntwana

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀ntʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "umúntu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abántu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ngumuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ngabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "womuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "owomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
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    },
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      "form": "owabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "womuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "labantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "umúntu",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abántu"
      },
      "expansion": "umúntu class 1 (plural abántu class 2)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "L",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abantu"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu nouns with tone L",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "zu",
          "name": "Human",
          "orig": "zu:Human",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "isintu"
        },
        {
          "word": "ubuntu"
        },
        {
          "word": "umntwana"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person, human"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/umúːntu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umuntu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "isintu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubuntu"
    },
    {
      "word": "umntwana"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀ntʊ̀"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.",
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      "form": "umúntu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abántu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "umuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "full-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "basic-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kumuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kubantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngumuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "copulative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "womuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ababantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "womuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "labantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "omuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "esabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ezabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "olwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-14",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "komuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okomuntu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okwabantu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-17",
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "possessive-substantive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "umúntu",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abántu"
      },
      "expansion": "umúntu class 1 (plural abántu class 2)",
      "name": "zu-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "L",
        "2": "1",
        "3": "2",
        "4": "abantu"
      },
      "name": "zu-infl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu class 1 nouns",
        "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Zulu lemmas",
        "Zulu nouns",
        "Zulu nouns with tone L",
        "Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "zu:Human"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person, human"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/umúːntu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umuntu"
}

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