a-bɨrɨ́
sip
verb
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Definition
To sip or eat slowly and cautiously, because the food or drink is disliked or dirty.
In a sentence
Ɛgɨ́ra ɛnkɛráɨ́ abɨrɨ́ kʉlɛ́ amʉ̂ mɛ́nyɔ̂r
The child is sipping milk cautiously because she does not like.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)