ubuntu

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

• IPA^(key): /ʊˈbʊntuː/

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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^[1], 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.

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ubuntu m (uncountable)

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

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀.

• IPA^(key): [úɓúːⁿtu]

úbúntu class 14

1. humaneness, solidarity

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀.

• IPA^(key): /uɓúːntu/

ubúntu class 14

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

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-ntu”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ntu (3.2.9)”