ɔl-káíríshí
elder, junior
noun
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Definition
Young man who has just graduated from warriorhood in the eúnótó
In a sentence
Ɛákʉ́ ɔlmʉrraní pɔ́ɔ̄kɨ̄ ɔlkáíríshí te nébārnɨ̄.
Every warrior becomes a junior elder when he gets his hair cut. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)