ABSTRACT
WiththeexceptionofSukuma,littleornothingisknownabouttheothertribal namesmentionedsofar.OnesourceclaimsthatSumbwameans"conquered",and attributesitsusetoformerTusidominationoftheSumbwaarea.16Thereisnodoubt thatthenameSukumaisdirectionalinorigin.AsBurtonandSpekerecognized, sukumameans"north"inthisregion,andSpeketellsusthattheSukumaareconsequently"northmen",ornorthernNyamwezi.15AnothernamefortheSukumais saidtobeGwiorGwe.16
