umntu

Xhosa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintu (“person”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [úḿ̩ːⁿtu]

Noun

úḿntu class 1 (plural ábántu class 2)

  1. person, human

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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