-jî
named (be)
adjective
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Definition
To be named, be called. Defective passive stem of a-jó
In a sentence
Éló entitó nájî Námúnyák.
[éló èntìtó nádʒí námúɲák] not [nàdʒì]. The girl named Namunyak will go.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)