rírí
red-and-white
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Definition
Colour possessed by the termite: characteristically red and white. When applied to a cow, indicates red head and white body.
In a sentence
Áírírí orirí ɔ́ɨ́nɔsá inkamʉ́ka áinéí.
The termite that ate my shoes is white with a red head. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)