a-gór

Definition

To block the air passages, by covering the nose and mouth, or by choking at the neck; constrict s.o.'s throat to prevent breathing; suffocate, choke, strangle.

In a sentence

Ɛ́tágóró, kákē ɛɨtʉ́ ɛyɛ́.

He choked him, but he didn't die.

Where this comes from

Source

Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)