maarimaa, maai1to help, to support, to assist, to aid, to prop, to back up, to rescue (restr.)Fi bag a maari mu?Can you help me?maari chaabto help each other2to take part (in), to participate, to joinWa ale ling a de saamu, alege ate n-bala maara (<maari a) de,He eats the T.Z. (millet gruel) first, before the others take part in eating.3to share with, to give (part) to4to form (restr.), to constitute (restr.)Kanwasa ale Tuelinsa ate ba maar chaab a wi ain Kandem.Kanwasa and Tuelinsa form together what is called Kandem.maa va(lit. to help and follow) to accompany, to come in the company of, to join, to follow, to come withAyiwarik maar va wa nyin ka Mampur teng a jam.Ayiwarik accompanied him, when he came from the Mamprusi land.diem maarever (neg.: never)Min diem maar nya wa.I have never seen him before.maa chaab(transl.) commonTi maa chaab biik ale nna.This is our common child (said e. g. by the parents).5(transl.) also, tooWa maa gog kama.He danced, too.(idiom.) Ti de! - Ku a maai.Let us eat (invitation to a guest). - No, thank you (lit.: it helps).maarika or maaka v.n.help, assistance, support, aid; participation...Cf. also: maa-joaroa n., maa-mangroa n. (cf. mangi v.), nur-biik-maaroa n. (cf. nur-biik n.)
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