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ubuntu
- /ʊˈbʊntuː/
Where it comes from
Loanword from Zulu ubuntu (“humanity”) and Xhosa ubuntu (“humaneness, solidarity”), from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀ntʊ̀.
noun
- A Nguni Bantu ideology focusing on people's allegiances and relations with each other. 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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Closest in meaning: afrikanerism, integralism, pan-sunnism, indigenism, plural relations, ideology, idealogy, black supremacy, brown power, pan-africanism, mugabeism, usonianism, ethiopianism, kinism, afrocentrism, mobutuist
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noun ubuntu
| 中文 | 烏班圖 /乌班图 wūbāntú |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | utu |
| Português | ubuntu |
| Русский | общинность obščinnostʹ, соборность sobornostʹ |
Talk about this word "ubuntu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ubuntu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ubuntu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ubuntu "ubuntu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ubuntu.Cite this
@misc{ubuntu_2026,
title = {ubuntu},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ubuntu},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
