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# masai

«masai» in Mova's school dictionary: **a people of Kenya and Tanzania, famous for cattle herding…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the Masai or Maasai); adjective (Masai)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The Maasai (Masai) are a people of Kenya and Tanzania, famous for cattle herding and their bright red cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#m1)

2) (a name) The Masai Mara is a wildlife reserve in Kenya. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Met in geography and culture lessons about East Africa and in nature films of the Masai Mara. It should be said with respect: they are a living people, not a story.

### examples

- The Maasai keep large herds of cattle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#x1)
- Many Maasai wear red cloth called shuka. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#x2)
- Maasai warriors are known for their high jumping dance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#x3)
- We watched lions in the Masai Mara. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#x4)
- The Maasai speak a language called Maa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#x5)
- Maasai beadwork is very colourful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#x6)

### note

Today «Maasai» is the preferred spelling; «Masai» is older but still used, especially in «Masai Mara». A people's name, so capital M.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «masai» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.