"Maasai" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑːsaɪ/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Maasai
  1. An Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania by the Maasai people. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Synonyms: Massai Translations (language): maasai (Finnish), maszai (Hungarian), ɔl Maa (Maasai), massai [masculine] (Portuguese), масайский (masajskij) (Russian), Kimasai (Swahili), maa (Swedish), massaj (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Maasai-en-name-iLW6toM2 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 82 18 Disambiguation of Languages: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑːsaɪ/ Forms: Maasai [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Maasai}} Maasai (plural Maasai)
  1. A member of an indigenous people in Kenya and Tanzania. Translations (group of people): maasait [plural] (Finnish), Massai [masculine] (German), maszai (Hungarian), maszáj (Hungarian), ɨl-Máásâɨ̂ (Maasai), massai [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), масаи (masai) (Russian), Wamasai (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Maasai-en-noun-EaTbuFwc

Alternative forms

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