# nyumba
## Chichewa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɲu.ᵐbá/

### Noun

nyumbá class 9 (plural nyumbá class 10)
* house

## Chuabo
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá (“house”).

### Noun

nyumba
* house

### References

* Shrum, Jeff (2018) Chuwabo - Portuguese Dictionary‎, SIL International

## Mwani
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá.

### Noun

nyumba class 9 (plural nyumba)
* house

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Cognate to Luganda ennyumba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɲu.ᵐbɑ/
* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

nyumba (n class, plural nyumba)
* house

#### Derived terms

* chumba (“room”)
* jumba (“mansion”)
* nyumba ya uzazi (“womb”)
* unyumba (“married life”)

## Tumbuka
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá.

### Noun

nyumba class 9 (plural nyumba class 10)
* house

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀mba. The change of the initial consonant is due to analogy with inyumba.

### Verb

-nyumba
* (intransitive) to become barren, to become sterile

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukunyumba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukunyumba | ukunganyumbi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | nyumba | -nyumbe |
| Plural | nyumbani | -nyumbeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyanyumba, nginyumba | enginyumbayo, enginyumba | nginyumba | anginyumbi | enginganyumbi | nginganyumbi |
| 2nd singular | uyanyumba, unyumba | onyumbayo, onyumba | unyumba | awunyumbi | onganyumbi | unganyumbi |
| 1st plural | siyanyumba, sinyumba | esinyumbayo, esinyumba | sinyumba | asinyumbi | esinganyumbi | singanyumbi |
| 2nd plural | niyanyumba, ninyumba | eninyumbayo, eninyumba | ninyumba | aninyumbi | eninganyumbi | ninganyumbi |
| Class 1 | uyanyumba, unyumba | onyumbayo, onyumba | enyumba | akanyumbi | onganyumbi | enganyumbi |
| Class 2 | bayanyumba, banyumba | abanyumbayo, abanyumba | benyumba | abanyumbi | abanganyumbi | benganyumbi |
| Class 3 | uyanyumba, unyumba | onyumbayo, onyumba | unyumba | awunyumbi | onganyumbi | unganyumbi |
| Class 4 | iyanyumba, inyumba | enyumbayo, enyumba | inyumba | ayinyumbi | enganyumbi | inganyumbi |
| Class 5 | liyanyumba, linyumba | elinyumbayo, elinyumba | linyumba | alinyumbi | elinganyumbi | linganyumbi |
| Class 6 | ayanyumba, anyumba | anyumbayo, anyumba | enyumba | awanyumbi | anganyumbi | enganyumbi |
| Class 7 | siyanyumba, sinyumba | esinyumbayo, esinyumba | sinyumba | asinyumbi | esinganyumbi | singanyumbi |
| Class 8 | ziyanyumba, zinyumba | ezinyumbayo, ezinyumba | zinyumba | azinyumbi | ezinganyumbi | zinganyumbi |
| Class 9 | iyanyumba, inyumba | enyumbayo, enyumba | inyumba | ayinyumbi | enganyumbi | inganyumbi |
| Class 10 | ziyanyumba, zinyumba | ezinyumbayo, ezinyumba | zinyumba | azinyumbi | ezinganyumbi | zinganyumbi |
| Class 11 | luyanyumba, lunyumba | olunyumbayo, olunyumba | lunyumba | alunyumbi | olunganyumbi | lunganyumbi |
| Class 14 | buyanyumba, bunyumba | obunyumbayo, obunyumba | bunyumba | abunyumbi | obunganyumbi | bunganyumbi |
| Class 15 | kuyanyumba, kunyumba | okunyumbayo, okunyumba | kunyumba | akunyumbi | okunganyumbi | kunganyumbi |
| Class 17 | kuyanyumba, kunyumba | okunyumbayo, okunyumba | kunyumba | akunyumbi | okunganyumbi | kunganyumbi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginyumbile, nginyumbē | enginyumbile, enginyumbē | nginyumbile, nginyumbē | anginyumbanga | enginganyumbanga | nginganyumbanga |
| 2nd singular | unyumbile, unyumbē | onyumbile, onyumbē | unyumbile, unyumbē | awunyumbanga | onganyumbanga | unganyumbanga |
| 1st plural | sinyumbile, sinyumbē | esinyumbile, esinyumbē | sinyumbile, sinyumbē | asinyumbanga | esinganyumbanga | singanyumbanga |
| 2nd plural | ninyumbile, ninyumbē | eninyumbile, eninyumbē | ninyumbile, ninyumbē | aninyumbanga | eninganyumbanga | ninganyumbanga |
| Class 1 | unyumbile, unyumbē | onyumbile, onyumbē | enyumbile, enyumbē | akanyumbanga | onganyumbanga | enganyumbanga |
| Class 2 | banyumbile, banyumbē | abanyumbile, abanyumbē | benyumbile, benyumbē | abanyumbanga | abanganyumbanga | benganyumbanga |
| Class 3 | unyumbile, unyumbē | onyumbile, onyumbē | unyumbile, unyumbē | awunyumbanga | onganyumbanga | unganyumbanga |
| Class 4 | inyumbile, inyumbē | enyumbile, enyumbē | inyumbile, inyumbē | ayinyumbanga | enganyumbanga | inganyumbanga |
| Class 5 | linyumbile, linyumbē | elinyumbile, elinyumbē | linyumbile, linyumbē | alinyumbanga | elinganyumbanga | linganyumbanga |
| Class 6 | anyumbile, anyumbē | anyumbile, anyumbē | enyumbile, enyumbē | awanyumbanga | anganyumbanga | enganyumbanga |
| Class 7 | sinyumbile, sinyumbē | esinyumbile, esinyumbē | sinyumbile, sinyumbē | asinyumbanga | esinganyumbanga | singanyumbanga |
| Class 8 | zinyumbile, zinyumbē | ezinyumbile, ezinyumbē | zinyumbile, zinyumbē | azinyumbanga | ezinganyumbanga | zinganyumbanga |
| Class 9 | inyumbile, inyumbē | enyumbile, enyumbē | inyumbile, inyumbē | ayinyumbanga | enganyumbanga | inganyumbanga |
| Class 10 | zinyumbile, zinyumbē | ezinyumbile, ezinyumbē | zinyumbile, zinyumbē | azinyumbanga | ezinganyumbanga | zinganyumbanga |
| Class 11 | lunyumbile, lunyumbē | olunyumbile, olunyumbē | lunyumbile, lunyumbē | alunyumbanga | olunganyumbanga | lunganyumbanga |
| Class 14 | bunyumbile, bunyumbē | obunyumbile, obunyumbē | bunyumbile, bunyumbē | abunyumbanga | obunganyumbanga | bunganyumbanga |
| Class 15 | kunyumbile, kunyumbē | okunyumbile, okunyumbē | kunyumbile, kunyumbē | akunyumbanga | okunganyumbanga | kunganyumbanga |
| Class 17 | kunyumbile, kunyumbē | okunyumbile, okunyumbē | kunyumbile, kunyumbē | akunyumbanga | okunganyumbanga | kunganyumbanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngānyumba | engānyumba | ngānyumba | anginyumbanga | enginganyumbanga | nginganyumbanga |
| 2nd singular | wānyumba | owānyumba | wānyumba | awunyumbanga | onganyumbanga | unganyumbanga |
| 1st plural | sānyumba | esānyumba | sānyumba | asinyumbanga | esinganyumbanga | singanyumbanga |
| 2nd plural | nānyumba | enānyumba | nānyumba | aninyumbanga | eninganyumbanga | ninganyumbanga |
| Class 1 | wānyumba | owānyumba | ānyumba | akanyumbanga | onganyumbanga | enganyumbanga |
| Class 2 | bānyumba | abānyumba | bānyumba | abanyumbanga | abanganyumbanga | benganyumbanga |
| Class 3 | wānyumba | owānyumba | wānyumba | awunyumbanga | onganyumbanga | unganyumbanga |
| Class 4 | yānyumba | eyānyumba | yānyumba | ayinyumbanga | enganyumbanga | inganyumbanga |
| Class 5 | lānyumba | elānyumba | lānyumba | alinyumbanga | elinganyumbanga | linganyumbanga |
| Class 6 | ānyumba | ānyumba | ānyumba | awanyumbanga | anganyumbanga | enganyumbanga |
| Class 7 | sānyumba | esānyumba | sānyumba | asinyumbanga | esinganyumbanga | singanyumbanga |
| Class 8 | zānyumba | ezānyumba | zānyumba | azinyumbanga | ezinganyumbanga | zinganyumbanga |
| Class 9 | yānyumba | eyānyumba | yānyumba | ayinyumbanga | enganyumbanga | inganyumbanga |
| Class 10 | zānyumba | ezānyumba | zānyumba | azinyumbanga | ezinganyumbanga | zinganyumbanga |
| Class 11 | lwānyumba | olwānyumba | lwānyumba | alunyumbanga | olunganyumbanga | lunganyumbanga |
| Class 14 | bānyumba | obānyumba | bānyumba | abunyumbanga | obunganyumbanga | bunganyumbanga |
| Class 15 | kwānyumba | okwānyumba | kwānyumba | akunyumbanga | okunganyumbanga | kunganyumbanga |
| Class 17 | kwānyumba | okwānyumba | kwānyumba | akunyumbanga | okunganyumbanga | kunganyumbanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginganyumba | — | nginganyumba | ngingenyumbe | — | ngingenyumbe |
| 2nd singular | unganyumba | — | unganyumba | ungenyumbe | — | ungenyumbe |
| 1st plural | singanyumba | — | singanyumba | singenyumbe | — | singenyumbe |
| 2nd plural | ninganyumba | — | ninganyumba | ningenyumbe | — | ningenyumbe |
| Class 1 | anganyumba | — | enganyumba | angenyumbe | — | engenyumbe |
| Class 2 | banganyumba | — | benganyumba | bangenyumbe | — | bengenyumbe |
| Class 3 | unganyumba | — | unganyumba | ungenyumbe | — | ungenyumbe |
| Class 4 | inganyumba | — | inganyumba | ingenyumbe | — | ingenyumbe |
| Class 5 | linganyumba | — | linganyumba | lingenyumbe | — | lingenyumbe |
| Class 6 | anganyumba | — | enganyumba | angenyumbe | — | engenyumbe |
| Class 7 | singanyumba | — | singanyumba | singenyumbe | — | singenyumbe |
| Class 8 | zinganyumba | — | zinganyumba | zingenyumbe | — | zingenyumbe |
| Class 9 | inganyumba | — | inganyumba | ingenyumbe | — | ingenyumbe |
| Class 10 | zinganyumba | — | zinganyumba | zingenyumbe | — | zingenyumbe |
| Class 11 | lunganyumba | — | lunganyumba | lungenyumbe | — | lungenyumbe |
| Class 14 | bunganyumba | — | bunganyumba | bungenyumbe | — | bungenyumbe |
| Class 15 | kunganyumba | — | kunganyumba | kungenyumbe | — | kungenyumbe |
| Class 17 | kunganyumba | — | kunganyumba | kungenyumbe | — | kungenyumbe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizonyumba | engizonyumba | ngizonyumba | angizunyumba | engingezunyumba | ngingezunyumba |
| 2nd singular | uzonyumba | ozonyumba | uzonyumba | awuzunyumba | ongezunyumba | ungezunyumba |
| 1st plural | sizonyumba | esizonyumba | sizonyumba | asizunyumba | esingezunyumba | singezunyumba |
| 2nd plural | nizonyumba | enizonyumba | nizonyumba | anizunyumba | eningezunyumba | ningezunyumba |
| Class 1 | uzonyumba | ozonyumba | ezonyumba | akazunyumba | ongezunyumba | engezunyumba |
| Class 2 | bazonyumba | abazonyumba | bezonyumba | abazunyumba | abangezunyumba | bengezunyumba |
| Class 3 | uzonyumba | ozonyumba | uzonyumba | awuzunyumba | ongezunyumba | ungezunyumba |
| Class 4 | izonyumba | ezonyumba | izonyumba | ayizunyumba | engezunyumba | ingezunyumba |
| Class 5 | lizonyumba | elizonyumba | lizonyumba | alizunyumba | elingezunyumba | lingezunyumba |
| Class 6 | azonyumba | azonyumba | ezonyumba | awazunyumba | angezunyumba | engezunyumba |
| Class 7 | sizonyumba | esizonyumba | sizonyumba | asizunyumba | esingezunyumba | singezunyumba |
| Class 8 | zizonyumba | ezizonyumba | zizonyumba | azizunyumba | ezingezunyumba | zingezunyumba |
| Class 9 | izonyumba | ezonyumba | izonyumba | ayizunyumba | engezunyumba | ingezunyumba |
| Class 10 | zizonyumba | ezizonyumba | zizonyumba | azizunyumba | ezingezunyumba | zingezunyumba |
| Class 11 | luzonyumba | oluzonyumba | luzonyumba | aluzunyumba | olungezunyumba | lungezunyumba |
| Class 14 | buzonyumba | obuzonyumba | buzonyumba | abuzunyumba | obungezunyumba | bungezunyumba |
| Class 15 | kuzonyumba | okuzonyumba | kuzonyumba | akuzunyumba | okungezunyumba | kungezunyumba |
| Class 17 | kuzonyumba | okuzonyumba | kuzonyumba | akuzunyumba | okungezunyumba | kungezunyumba |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyonyumba | engiyonyumba | ngiyonyumba | angiyunyumba | engingeyunyumba | ngingeyunyumba |
| 2nd singular | uyonyumba | oyonyumba | uyonyumba | awuyunyumba | ongeyunyumba | ungeyunyumba |
| 1st plural | siyonyumba | esiyonyumba | siyonyumba | asiyunyumba | esingeyunyumba | singeyunyumba |
| 2nd plural | niyonyumba | eniyonyumba | niyonyumba | aniyunyumba | eningeyunyumba | ningeyunyumba |
| Class 1 | uyonyumba | oyonyumba | eyonyumba | akayunyumba | ongeyunyumba | engeyunyumba |
| Class 2 | bayonyumba | abayonyumba | beyonyumba | abayunyumba | abangeyunyumba | bengeyunyumba |
| Class 3 | uyonyumba | oyonyumba | uyonyumba | awuyunyumba | ongeyunyumba | ungeyunyumba |
| Class 4 | iyonyumba | eyonyumba | iyonyumba | ayiyunyumba | engeyunyumba | ingeyunyumba |
| Class 5 | liyonyumba | eliyonyumba | liyonyumba | aliyunyumba | elingeyunyumba | lingeyunyumba |
| Class 6 | ayonyumba | ayonyumba | eyonyumba | awayunyumba | angeyunyumba | engeyunyumba |
| Class 7 | siyonyumba | esiyonyumba | siyonyumba | asiyunyumba | esingeyunyumba | singeyunyumba |
| Class 8 | ziyonyumba | eziyonyumba | ziyonyumba | aziyunyumba | ezingeyunyumba | zingeyunyumba |
| Class 9 | iyonyumba | eyonyumba | iyonyumba | ayiyunyumba | engeyunyumba | ingeyunyumba |
| Class 10 | ziyonyumba | eziyonyumba | ziyonyumba | aziyunyumba | ezingeyunyumba | zingeyunyumba |
| Class 11 | luyonyumba | oluyonyumba | luyonyumba | aluyunyumba | olungeyunyumba | lungeyunyumba |
| Class 14 | buyonyumba | obuyonyumba | buyonyumba | abuyunyumba | obungeyunyumba | bungeyunyumba |
| Class 15 | kuyonyumba | okuyonyumba | kuyonyumba | akuyunyumba | okungeyunyumba | kungeyunyumba |
| Class 17 | kuyonyumba | okuyonyumba | kuyonyumba | akuyunyumba | okungeyunyumba | kungeyunyumba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nginyumbe | nginganyumbi |
| 2nd singular | unyumbe | unganyumbi |
| 1st plural | sinyumbe | singanyumbi |
| 2nd plural | ninyumbe | ninganyumbi |
| Class 1 | anyumbe | anganyumbi |
| Class 2 | banyumbe | banganyumbi |
| Class 3 | unyumbe | unganyumbi |
| Class 4 | inyumbe | inganyumbi |
| Class 5 | linyumbe | linganyumbi |
| Class 6 | anyumbe | anganyumbi |
| Class 7 | sinyumbe | singanyumbi |
| Class 8 | zinyumbe | zinganyumbi |
| Class 9 | inyumbe | inganyumbi |
| Class 10 | zinyumbe | zinganyumbi |
| Class 11 | lunyumbe | lunganyumbi |
| Class 14 | bunyumbe | bunganyumbi |
| Class 15 | kunyumbe | kunganyumbi |
| Class 17 | kunyumbe | kunganyumbi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nganyumba | nganganyumba, anganyumba, anganganyumba |
| 2nd singular | wanyumba | wanganyumba, awanyumba, awanganyumba |
| 1st plural | sanyumba | sanganyumba, asanyumba, asanganyumba |
| 2nd plural | nanyumba | nanganyumba, ananyumba, ananganyumba |
| Class 1 | wanyumba | wanganyumba, akanyumba, akanganyumba |
| Class 2 | banyumba | banganyumba, abanyumba, abanganyumba |
| Class 3 | wanyumba | wanganyumba, awanyumba, awanganyumba |
| Class 4 | yanyumba | yanganyumba, ayanyumba, ayanganyumba |
| Class 5 | lanyumba | langanyumba, alanyumba, alanganyumba |
| Class 6 | anyumba | anganyumba, awanyumba, awanganyumba |
| Class 7 | sanyumba | sanganyumba, asanyumba, asanganyumba |
| Class 8 | zanyumba | zanganyumba, azanyumba, azanganyumba |
| Class 9 | yanyumba | yanganyumba, ayanyumba, ayanganyumba |
| Class 10 | zanyumba | zanganyumba, azanyumba, azanganyumba |
| Class 11 | lwanyumba | lwanganyumba, alwanyumba, alwanganyumba |
| Class 14 | banyumba | banganyumba, abanyumba, abanganyumba |
| Class 15 | kwanyumba | kwanganyumba, akwanyumba, akwanganyumba |
| Class 17 | kwanyumba | kwanganyumba, akwanyumba, akwanganyumba |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nyumba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nyumba (6.6-3)”