Eastern Nilotic language
Maa also known as Maasai is the one of the African language where the native speakers are found predominantly in the Southern part of Kenya as well as the Northcentral region of Tanzania.
Pronunciation guide edit
Phrase list edit
Basics edit
- Hello!
- Sopa!
- Thank you very much
- Ashe oleng
- Please
- Kaomon
- Goodbye!
- Ole sere!
- How old are you?
- Eyata eye elarin aja?
- What is that called in Maasai?
- Kejaa eda tengutuk enyi
- What do you do for a living?
- kanyo eye eyasita ana esiai?
- Good luck
- Tumunyana
- Come here
- Wou ene
- Go there
- Shomo idie
- I am hungry
- Kaata esumash
- I am thirsty
- Kaata enkure
- I am sleepy
- Kaata injo
- It is too far
- Kelakua oleng
- Good evening
- Kejaa enteipa inno
- Good Morning
- Kejaa enkakenya inno
- Good afternoon
- Kejaa endama inno
- How are you?
- Ira supat?
- I am fine,thank you
- Eeh,kara supat naleng,ashe oleng
- How are you today?
- Kejaa endama inno?
- I am doing great, thank you for asking. How about you?
- Kasidai endama ai,maata enyamali.keja ninye eninno?
- I am fine
- Kara nanusupat
- Okay
- Ayia
- Have a good day
- Noto endama naropil
Problem/Emergency edit
- Are you okay?
- Era bioto/Era supat
- I need a doctor
- Aye Oldakitarie
- Help
- Ereto
- Call the police
- Epotopolice
- I am sick
- Akamuei
Numbers edit
- 1
- Nabo
- 2
- Are
- 3
- Uni
- 4
- Omwan
- 5
- Imiet
- 6
- Ile
- 7
- Napichana
- 8
- Isiet
- 9
- Endoroit
- 10
- Tomwon
Time edit
Clock time edit
Duration edit
- Now
- Tataji
- Yesterday
- Taisere
- Today
- Tataji
- Tonight
- Kewarrie
- Tomorrow
- Taisere
Days edit
- Sunday
- Kazi navishana
- Monday
- Kazi nabo
- Tuesday
- Kazi are
- Wednesday
- kazi uni
- Thursday
- Kazi ogwuan
- Friday
- Kazi emiete
- Saturday
- Kazi Eile
Months edit
- January
- Oladalu
- February
- Arat
- March
- Nkokua
- April
- Oeni Oing'ok
- May
- Oloirujuruj
- June
- Kujuorok
- July
- Moruasin
- August
- Oloilepunye Nkokua
- September
- Oltumuret
- October
- Olgisan
- November
- Letapuka
- December
- Entung'us
Colors edit
- White
- Oloiborr
- Black
- Olorok
- Red
- Olodo
- Green
- Olonyori
- Blue
- Embuse
- Grey
- Olmuje
Transportation edit
- Taxi
- Endakis
- Bus
- Ebasi
- Hotel
- Hoteli
- Reservation
- Ebung'a
- Airport
- Ekiwanja e ndeke
- Passport
- Empasipo
Part of the body edit
- Hand
- Engaik
- Feet
- Edap engeju
- Hair
- Elpapit
- Eye
- Engogu
- Mouth
- Engutuk
- Nose
- Engume
Family edit
- Father
- Papa
- Mother
- Yeyo
- Son
- Engayeni
- Daughter
- Endito
- Brother
- Alalahe
- Sister
- Enganashe
- Grandfather
- Ngakuyaa
- Grandmother
- kokoi
Food edit
- Breakfast
- Edaa E tedekanya
- Lunch
- EdaaE dama
- Dinner
- Edaa Nilo Airraje
- Milk
- Kule
- Coffee
- arkahawa
- Bread
- olmukate
- Potatoes
- Ermurungu