máa
particle
/máā/ [máā] [mã́ã̄]
Definitions
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Marks the anticipative aspect (see table below) with reference to a future, anticipated event.
Mo máa lọ sí Èkó l'ọdún tí ó ń bọ̀. I'll be going to Lagos next year.Similar wordsánoun 2 entries are spelled “á”, and the list this came from doesn't say which one is meant — we've linked to the first. á The name of the Latin script letter A/a. á him, her, it (third-person singular non-honorific object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /a/) yóòverbyóòverbOppositeskò ní í
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Used to express the durative tense in commands.
Ẹ máa rọra o! Be careful!
Used in
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “maa”.
Reference:
en-maa-yo-particle-yo:anticipative