omuṅu

Kwanyama

Etymology

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

Noun

omuṅu (omu-ova class, plural ovaṅu)

  1. person, human being, man

Derived terms

  • okaṅu (“little man”)
  • ouṅu (“humanity, human race”)

References

  • G.W.R. Tobias, M.C., M.A; B.H.C. Turvey, M.A. (1965), English-Kwanyama Dictionary‎[1], Witwatersrand University Press Johannesburg, page 112
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