"Maasai" meaning in English

See Maasai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑːsaɪ/
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Maasai
  1. An Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania by the Maasai people. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages Synonyms: Masai, 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: 87 13 Disambiguation of Languages: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Maasai translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Maasai translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 87 13

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

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