Manyata Flashcards
Just Maasai
Kimaasai ake
Please only speak Maasai to me
iroro ake enkutuk olmaasai
No other language
Metii engae kutuk
How tired were you yesterday?
Kai kinguna enauri ngole
I was very tired yesterday
Ke sapuk enauri ngole oleng
What good (things) did you see yesterday at the manyata
Kainyoo inasidai nitadua ngole te manyata
I saw a cow giving birth yesterday at the manyata
Ataduaa enkiteng egira eisho ngole te manyata
What else did you see
Kainyoo engae nitaduaa
I saw the chief and his friend who are morrans and other men together with wives
Atadua ngole olaiguanani olchoretta lenyena aa irmurran o olkuliek payani te nebo onkituaak
What did you learn yesterday
Kainyoo ngole intengena
I learned that there is a time that reaches where another age group starts
Aitengena ajo etii erishata nabaya pee ejing oporror likai
Which manyata did you go to
Kaa manyata ngole ishomo
Yesterday I went to the manyata at ilaitaiyok of the oltuati age group.
Ashomo ngole e manyata oltuati natii ilaitaiyok.
How can I say…
Kainyoo aidim atejo?
Which age set are you
Kalo olaji lino?
I am the age set of irkiponik
Ara ololaji loo irkiponkik
I learn
Aitengena, Aisoma
Kintengena
We learn
isomama
You all learn
Fred Foy (Fathers Age set 18 from 65-79)
irngorisho
Age set before me (18 from 80-94)
irkeleani
My age set (18 from 94-09)
irkiponik
Age set after me (now 18 from 09-24)
iltuati
Age set
Olporror/ Olaji
ilajijik
Age sets
