ɛ-málà
gourd
noun
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Definition
The largest of all calabashes, used for fermenting beer or storing milk (eg. for warriors at a meat-eating camp).
In a sentence
Ɛ́ntasotú ɨmálasin amʉ̂ ɛ́táá kɛ́ɨ́ŋʉrákɨnɨ ɛnapá kɛ́ráí inyî ɨntaléŋo.
Collect beer gourds because it is about time for your child to go through initiation.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)