word
Ubuntu
oo-BOON-too
/uːˈbuːntuː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
ubuntu
Dictionary meaning
A Nguni Bantu term meaning 'I am because we are'; a philosophy of human interconnectedness. Also an open-source Linux distribution.
History and origin
Nguni Bantu
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