áà-rɔ́ɔ́k óipí

Definition

To be obscure or hard to identify; this might be because the item is hard to distinguish from its environment, or because its color blends into the background (lit: to be black the shades).

In a sentence

Kɛ́rɔ́ɔ́k óipí olósokuan.

The buffalo is hard to see.

Where this comes from

Source

Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)