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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands): Example 569
Word senses:
dapenuo
men: irregular plural of mwalikote ‘man, male’
~go
gird ‹o.s.› with (ñe) a loincloth (tolosai) by passing it between o.'s thighs
li-
3rd plural subject (see dapa): they
tolosai
a traditional loincloth made out of bark, and worn (~go) by men for dance ceremonies
Dapenuo li-go dapa ñe tolosai; da viñevi li-ativi dapa ñe tekume.
The men girt themselves in loincloths, the women in skirts.
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https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S21
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Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands)
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Alexandre François
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