ɔl-aɨshɨ́rànì

Definition

Survivor after defeat; one who is left alive after a battle and goes home to seek help from others; one who does not qualify in a race, so is unable to advance to the next level.

In a sentence

Etushukúnye ɔláɨ́shɨ́rání peê ɛɨdɨpáyu ɔlárrábal alikioó ɨlɔmɔ́n lɔɔ́ltʉ́ŋáná oótuatâ.

The survivor came back when the battle was over to tell the news about the people who died.

Where this comes from

Source

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

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)