| 释义 |
Masai|ˈmɑːsaɪ, məˈsaɪ|
[Bantu.]
A. n.
a. A pastoral people of mixed Hamitic stock inhabiting parts of Kenya and Tanzania; a member of this people.
b. The Nilotic language of this people.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this people or their language.
1857Erhardt & Krapf (title) Vocabulary of the Enguduk Iloigob, as spoken by the Masai-tribes in East Africa, in two parts (Masai–English, and English–Kimasai, with a song of the Masai). 1873[see Kavirondo]. 1894[see Kikuyu]. 1898E. Clodd in R. M. Dorson Peasant Customs (1968) I. 384 Among the Masai..while it is bad form to kiss a lady, it is comme il faut to spit on her. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 140/1 The Masai east of Lake Victoria..are undoubtedly Hamites, mixed..with negro elements. 1933L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 67 Among the languages of this region..we may mention..Nuba,.. Dinka, and..Masai. 1947E. Afr. Ann. 1946–7 41/2 The Samburu..are closely associated with the Masai and are called from the Masai word ‘Samburer’ which means ‘butterfly’. 1955Times 12 July 9/7 The Mau Mau gangs must be leading a life not altogether unlike that which their grandfathers led in the struggles with the Masai over 60 years ago. 1962Listener 6 Sept. 343/2 No one lived there and even Masai cattle seldom came. 1967M. J. Coe Ecol. Alpine Zone Mt. Kenya 1 The retention in the Masai language of many words that refer to Mt. Kenya. 1969Reporter (Nairobi) 13 June 36/4 This new spirit of the Masai is exemplified by 700 Masai families who migrated from their motherland some years ago. 1973Sunday Express 11 Mar. 23/2 She has just come back from Kenya.., where she has been photographing the Masai. |