áuuî!
help!
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Definition
Cry for help, mostly used by women when being beaten, or when sth. horrific happens such as death, being chased by a beast, etc.
In a sentence
Áuuî! Káɨ́nyɔ́ɔ́ dúóó nátookó kʉlɛ́ ɛ́mɛ́nyɛ́ Siamánta?
Oh no! Who drank Siamanta's father's milk?
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)