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# masai

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

«masai» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The Maasai (Masai) are a people of Kenya and Tanzania, famous for cattle herding and their bright red cloth. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «masai» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/masai/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«masai» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/masai.html) on Mova free.