- a variation of Masai.
Maasai
Americannoun
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Maasais,
plural
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Maasai
plural
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A day later, he ordered India's Tata Chemicals to leave the country, saying the company had not provided sufficient benefits to the local Maasai community in Kajiado county.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Daniel E. Lieberman has studied the diets of indigenous cultures worldwide, from the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer people in Tanzania, to Maasai herders in Kenya and the Tarahumara Native Americans of northern Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"It's a disease," said Papatiti, who was born and raised in the local Maasai community, insisting there was "no way" cyanide was involved.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
More than 40% of its current employees are Maasai, and another 50% from other parts of Kenya, said Justin Landry, general manager of Marriott properties in Kenya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
My people speak the Maa language, which is why we are called Maasai.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
But the Maasais suffered a setback when a regional court ruled in favor of the evictions.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
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