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mayai

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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mayai

  1. plural of yai

Unami

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *me·ya·wi (“to be correct, to be directly”).

Particle

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mayai

  1. On the right, on someone or something's righthand side.

Usage notes

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  • Interestingly, the same semantic development from Proto-Algonquian *me·ya·wi (“correct”) to Unami mayai seemingly mirrors the semantic relation between the different senses of English right (“on the righthand side; correct”).
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References

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  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mayai”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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