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Etymology

Loanword from Zulu ubuntu (“humanity”) and Xhosa ubuntu (“humaneness, solidarity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊˈbʊntuː/
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Noun

ubuntu (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) A Nguni Bantu ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other.
    • 2006 October 26, “South Africa: LGBT Groups Respond To CONTRALESA’s Stance On Same Sex Marriage”, in OutRight Action International‎, archived from the original on 26 October 2015:
      Through Ubuntu the worth of all individuals are recognized and respected. As such, homophobia is an unAfrican[sic] because it denies people the opportunity to express their full humanity.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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Portuguese

Noun

ubuntu m (uncountable)

  1. (politics) ubuntu (ideology focusing on people’s allegiances and relations)

Xhosa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

Noun

úbúntu class 14

  1. humaneness, solidarity

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

Noun

ubúntu class 14

  1. humanity, the human race
  2. humanity, human nature
  3. humaneness, solidarity
  4. ubuntu

Inflection

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References

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