Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀ntʊ̀

Etymology
From the root *-ntʊ̀ ("some, any"), hypothesized to be a shortening from earlier *-jìntʊ̀.

Possible cognates outside of bantu include 🇨🇬

Noun

 * 1) person, human
 * 2) somebody

Descendants

 * Northeastern Bantu:
 * Great Lakes Bantu:
 * Northeast Coast Bantu:
 * Thagiicu:
 * Sukuma-Nyamwezi
 * Nyasa:
 * Njila
 * Southern Bantu:
 * Nguni:
 * Bhaca (S402): umntfu
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Thagiicu:
 * Sukuma-Nyamwezi
 * Nyasa:
 * Njila
 * Southern Bantu:
 * Nguni:
 * Bhaca (S402): umntfu
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Southern Bantu:
 * Nguni:
 * Bhaca (S402): umntfu
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Southern Bantu:
 * Nguni:
 * Bhaca (S402): umntfu
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Southern Bantu:
 * Nguni:
 * Bhaca (S402): umntfu
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Nguni:
 * Bhaca (S402): umntfu
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Sumayela Ndebele (S408): munru
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Sotho-Tswana:
 * Sotho-Tswana: