ɔl-táʉ́
heart
body
noun
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Definition
Heart (of person or animal); the organ inside the chest which controls the flow of blood by pushing it around the body.
In a sentence
Ɔltáʉ́ oshî ɔ́rɛʉ ɔsárgɛ́ tósesen lɛ́ŋʉɛs pɔɔkɨ́ naɨshʉ́.
It is the heart that drives (pumps up) blood in the body of evey living thing being. (Pk)
Notes
Topic: body.
Where this comes from
- Source
- Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
- Dialect
- Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)