Maasai
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9.5
A language spoken by people in Kenya and Tanzania who keep their own culture
- noun
- /mɑːˈsaɪ/
:
masái
- Many tourists visit Kenya to learn about Maasai culture and to hear the Maasai language.
Examples
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In school, children often study the Maasai language as part of their local history lessons.
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The Maasai language is an important aspect of the identity of the Maasai people.
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- THOSE HERDSMEN, ARE THEY MAASAI?
Synonyms
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9.1
A language spoken by the Maasai people in Kenya and northern Tanzania
is the technical term specifying the Eastern subgroup rather than the general Nilotic
8.9
A language spoken by the Masai people in Kenya and northern Tanzania
is the precise Eastern Nilotic label rather than the general group
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maasai comes from the name the people use for their own language, Maa, in Kenya and Tanzania. So Maasai is the name of the language spoken by that community.