BANTU ENLIGHTENMENT
What denotes? “TU/NTU/NHU” or “THO” (singular) altruism (Ubuntu/hunhu/botho) as morality defined us as a people in the Sub-Sahara Afrika before abduction and captivity of NTU(present day Afrikan people, mental slavery, imperialism and colonialism (defined by egoism/egotism)Geographically dialectic: ‘ntu/nhu/tho’, with various prefix depending on indigenous Sub Sahara ethnic groups
|
Ethnic group/language |
singular with or without prefix |
plural/collectively with prefix |
| (Nguni languages) | umu(prefix) + ntu = umuntu | ba(prefix) +ntu = bantu |
| Swahili | m(prefix) + tu = mtu | wa(prefix) tu = watu |
| Shona/Shangaan | mu(prefix)+ nhu = munhu | va(prefix)+ nhu = vanhu |
| Venda | mu(prefix) + thu = mutho | va(prefix) + thu = vathu |
| Tswana/Sotho/Pedi | mo(prefix)+ tho =motho | ba(prefix)+ tho = batho |
Historically: Nhu/Ntu/tho denoted to race, racial-identity, moral-values (Ubuntu/botho/hunhu) altruism being a core/centre of our culture and belief (Spirituality). Until some people from other continents with different physically features landed into Bantu kingdoms. Some factors led to assumption of other racial-identity names for the Bantu/Vanhu/Batho. Some racial-identity names amongst them were derogatory: e.g. negro, kiffir and so on.
It is an insult to our racial intelligence, capabilities and our Vanhu/Bantu/Batho forbearers: couldn’t have what it takes to identify our race in humane dignity.
There was no black as racial-identity by then but BANTU/VANHU/BATHO until certain era in human history. Some other factors and survival mechanisms by some races resulted into a need to instill self-denial into the bantu people in order to effect and influence our racial behaviour into another man’s making.
