ɛn-tásàt
woman
people and family
noun
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Definition
Old woman, prototypically of grandmother age.
In a sentence
Átóduaa ɛntásat natiwúó ɔlcɔrɛ́ lɛ mpapa.
I have seen an old woman of my grandmother's age who is the mother of my father's friend. (Pk)
Notes
Topic: people and family. Form corroborated by the Peace Corps manual. Lexicon also lists: e-ŋóròyìònì, ɛn-tankilé, ɛn-táànì.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)