ɔl-árì
monsoon
noun
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Definition
Rainy season, monsoon; period of time during the year in which rains fall on a regular basis, usually from March to April, and even up through July.
In a sentence
Ɛtabáúá ɔlárî peê méítōkīnī áapuo áaok incoó tɔɔ́ lkɛjɛ́k, amʉ̂ enótokí ɛnkárɛ́ narúko.
The rainy season has come so the cattle herds will not be taken to wells, because flowing water has been found.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)