Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sukuma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
suku-ma
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an indigenous people of Tanzania.

name

The Bantu language of this people.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sukuma Jìsùgǔmà.

Inflected Forms

Sukumas (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Sukuma terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Sukuma terms

Questions

What does sukuma mean?
A member of an indigenous people of Tanzania.
Where does sukuma come from?
Borrowed from Sukuma Jìsùgǔmà.

How to pronounce sukuma

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