a-rayá
elope (of a girl)
verb
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Definition
To love to be somewhere or have sth. against contrary forces.
In a sentence
Ɛshɔmɔ́ Tom arayá Naɨrɔ́bɨ hóó néyíéú enkítok ɛ́nyɛ nétií áŋ.
Tom has gone to be in Nairobi even though his wife wants him to be at home.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)