ɔl-ɔ́ɨ́bɔ́rr árɛ̀
August?
noun
Not yet taught
No recording yet
Definition
A month in the Maasai calendar (around August?) during which the rain water is mostly clear and has foam (lit: water that is white).
In a sentence
Tɔlápá apá lólóíbórr árɛ apá ɛtɔɨ́shɔtɛ intaré âŋ.
It was in the month of "Water that is white" that our sheep and goats gave birth. (Pk)
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)
- Not used in lessons
- proper noun