Ubuntu

/ʊˈbʊntuː/ noun

Definition

The African philosophy of 'I am because we are.'

Etymology

From Zulu/Xhosa. Already celebrated! Ending with it because it's the ultimate truth: no word exists alone, no person exists alone, no story exists alone.

Kelly Says

Ending where community begins! 'I am because WE are.' These 500 words exist because millions of humans across thousands of years created them together. Language is the ultimate ubuntu — we built it as one! 🌍🤝💛

Translations

ESEspañol
ubuntu
PTPortuguês
ubuntu
ZH中文
乌班图
ARالعربية
أوبونتو
FRFrançais
ubuntu
SWKiswahili
utu
HIहिन्दी
उबंटू
JA日本語
ウブントゥ

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