o-rététí

Definition

Type of very large tree which usually grows on the banks of streams. The fruit is red inside with lots of seeds, soft when ripe, wrinkles when dry, and can be eaten fresh or dried. The tree is smaller than sapitêî

In a sentence

Kémelók alɛ́ retétī nkátá pɔɔkɨ́.

This fig tree is sweet all the time. (SN)

Where this comes from

Source

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

Dialect

Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)