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The Maasai Language

1. Introduction:  The Maa Language vs. Maasai Ethnicity

2. The Nilo-Saharan Language Family

3. The Sounds of Maasai

3.1 Maasai Vowels
3.2 Maa Tones (not yet implemented)
3.3 Maa vowel harmony puzzle (not yet implemented)
4. Maasai Words
4.1 A Maasai Morphology Puzzle  (gender)
5. Maasai Sentences

6. Language Change and Borrowing