nduma

See also: ndũma

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdùmá/

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)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.

Noun

nduma class 9/10 (plural nduma)

1. darkness

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• gatuma class 12

References

• “nduma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 298. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Swahili

nduma

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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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