a-taaná
near (be)
verb
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Definition
To be near.
In a sentence
Mmɛ̂ gɨ́ra doí intáre áataana ɛ́mɨdɔ́l ajó ɛntɔ́nátá ó ldóínyó iyíóók kítíí nétíí nɨ́nchɛ ɛncʉ́mátá.
The goats and sheep are not near; we are at the foot of the hill and they are at the top. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)