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Dama (Sierra Leone)
Etymology
Apparently from Gola makɛ (“good morning”, literally “have you woken?”).
Interjection
makiɛ
- 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