ɔl-táʉ́
dear
noun
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Definition
Heart (of person or animal); the organ inside the chest which controls the flow of blood by pushing it around the body.
In a sentence
Ɔltáʉ́ oshî ɔ́rɛʉ ɔsárgɛ́ tósesen lɛ́ŋʉɛs pɔɔkɨ́ naɨshʉ́.
It is the heart that drives (pumps up) blood in the body of evey living thing being. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)