makiɛ

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Etymology

Apparently from Gola makɛ (“good morning”, literally “have you woken?”).

Interjection

makiɛ

1. good morning

References

• Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54