a-naná
weak
verb
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Definition
To be soft or pliable (eg. plastic, rubber , a sponge, bread, hard grains soaked in water, fruit).
In a sentence
Ɛtʉmʉkákɨ ɨlpáɛ̂k mɛtánaná peé ɛyɨɛrɨ.
The maize has been soaked to become soft so as to be cooked.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)