Sukuma

[ soo-koo-muh ]

noun

, plural Su·ku·mas, (especially collectively) Su·ku·ma

1. a member of an agricultural people of northwestern Tanzania, near Lake Victoria, who constitute the country's largest population group.
2. the Bantu language of the Sukuma.

Example Sentences

In its northern extremities it is known by the appellation U-sukuma—country north; and in the southern, U-takama—country south.

From Project Gutenberg