omuntu

Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Noun

omuntu (class 1, plural abantu)

  1. human; 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.

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