nduma
See also: ndũma
Kikuyu
editPronunciation
edit- 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
editnduma class 9/10 (plural nduma)
Derived terms
edit(Nouns)
- gatuma class 12
References
edit- ^ 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editnduma (n class, plural nduma)
- a special kind of root, sometimes called arrowroot, indigenous to Kenya
- yam (any Dioscorea vine), especially cocoyam
References
edit- “Nduma”, in Slow Food, 2017