omuntu

Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

omuntu (class 1, plural abantu)

  1. human, person, man (as opposed to being an animal)

Derived terms
  • erintu

See also
  • omusajja (“man, as opposed to being a woman”)

References

The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 14.

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili mtu (“person, someone”), Kikuyu mũndũ (“human being, person”) and Tswana motho (“person”). Doublet of ekintu (“thing, object”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /omúːntu/

Noun

omuntu class 1 (plural abantu class 2, augmentless muntu, plural augmentless bantu)

  1. person, human being
  2. someone, anyone
    Synonym: nanka
    Haliyo omuntu. ― There is someone there.

References
  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 189-190
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