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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesウブントゥ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ubuntu
"ウブントゥの精神は、他者への思いやりと共感を大切にします。"
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A quality that includes the essential human virtues; a concept of community, compassion, and interconnectedness among all people.
"The community demonstrated true ubuntu by welcoming the refugees with open arms and sharing their meager resources." - 2
A widely used open-source Linux operating system based on Debian, named after the African philosophy of human solidarity.
"She installed ubuntu on her laptop to build a secure and customizable development environment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Bantu languages of Southern Africa, specifically Zulu and Xhosa, sharing the root -ntu meaning human being. The term entered global philosophical and sociological discourse in the late 20th century, notably popularized by leaders like Desmond Tutu to represent a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ubuntu" is said worldwide
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ubuntu
Transliteration: oobuntoo
"La philosophie de l'ubuntu souligne l'importance du lien humain."
Ubuntu
Transliteration: oobuntoo
"Ubuntu verkörpert die Idee der menschlichen Verbundenheit."
ubuntu
Transliteration: oobuntoo
"Il concetto di ubuntu riflette la solidarietà comunitaria."
ubuntu
Transliteration: oobuntoo
"El ubuntu destaca la importancia de la comunidad en nuestras vidas."
ubuntu
Transliteration: oobuntoo
"O conceito de ubuntu baseia-se na humanidade para com os outros."
मानवतावाद
Transliteration: maanavataavaad
"उबुन्टु दर्शन सभी मनुष्यों के बीच आपसी जुड़ाव पर जोर देता है।"
乌班图
Transliteration: wū bān tú
"乌班图哲学强调人类命运共同体的理念。"
우분투
Transliteration: ubuntu
"우분투 정신은 우리가 서로 연결되어 있음을 가르쳐 줍니다."
ウブントゥ
Transliteration: ubuntu
"ウブントゥの精神は、他者への思いやりと共感を大切にします。"
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