Word

a-sáí

betroth

verb Not yet taught

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Definition

To pray earnestly and persistently (to God), invoking blessings and curses, or with a sense of begging blessings via worship.

In a sentence

Shɔ́mɔ naá tásayia ɛnkáí ɔmɛtábâ...

Go and pray to God until (God let us) reach...

Where this comes from

Source
Payne & Ole-Kotikash, Maa Dictionary (U. Oregon, 2005)
Dialect
Kenyan Maa (Keekonyokie/Purko/Wuasinkishu)