nduma

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See also: ndũma

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

nduma class 9/10 (plural nduma)

  1. darkness

Derived terms

(Nouns)

References

  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  • “nduma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 298. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Swahili

nduma

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

nduma (n class, plural nduma)

  1. a special kind of root, sometimes called arrowroot, indigenous to Kenya
  2. yam (any Dioscorea vine), especially cocoyam

References

  • “Nduma”, in Slow Food, 2017
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