ɔ-sɨ́kɨ́râî lɛ́ nkomóm
cowrie strap
noun
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Definition
Strap with cowrie shell sewn on, tied on the forehead by newly circumcised byos and girls.
In a sentence
Éíshópíto ɔlaɨbártani ɔsikɨrâî lɛ́ nkomóm.
The newly circumcised young man is wearing a leather strap with cowrie shell sewn on it on his face. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)