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From Proto-Bantu*njʊ̀mbá. Hinde (1904) records nyumba of “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) and numba of “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) as equivalents of English house, listing also “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyunyumba and Swahilinyumba as their equivalents.[1]
^ Whiteley, W.H. and M.G. Muli (1962). Practical Introduction to Kamba, p. 25. London: Oxford University Press.
Kikuyu
nyũmba (#1)
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu*njʊ̀mbá. Hinde (1904) records nyumba as an equivalent of English house in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kambanyumba, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba numba, and Swahilinyumba as its equivalents.[1]
(Kiambu) Yukawa (1981) classified this term into a group including mũka, ngitĩ, mwĩrĩ, kĩroboto, etc.,[3] which Yukawa (1985) merges to another group including kahiũ, mũtĩ, and so on.[4]
