Sukuma

noun

Su·​ku·​ma

səˈkümə

variants or less commonly Suku

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plural Sukuma or Sukumas also Suku or Sukus

1

: a Bantu-speaking people living south of Lake Victoria in East Africa that is the largest community of Tanganyika

2

: a member of the Sukuma people

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