e-sékí

Definition

Tree or plant with sweet, sticky, yellow fruit; known for its importance in ritual ceremonies. Though the fruit is edible, it is eaten mostly by children.

In a sentence

Ɨ́ntaikɨ́ákɨ siî nánʉ́ nɛ́nâ gʉ́lʉlʉ́m ɛ́ ɨ́lɔ̂ sékí.

Give me also the fruit of that sékí

Where this comes from

Source

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

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)