ɛn-tɔ́mɔ́nɔ́nɨ̀
mother
people and family
noun
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Definition
Woman who has just delivered a baby; postpartum woman.
In a sentence
Ɛyákakɨ́ ɛntɔ́mɔ́nɔ́nɨ naatɔ́ɨ́shɛ́ dɛ́t ɛndáa.
A woman who just had a baby had food brought for her. (Pk)
Notes
Topic: people and family. Lexicon also lists: nɨ́nɨ̀, ɛn-tankilé, yieyíô.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)