A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 977

Word senses:

Komana mate, o vaauru to dao riori bono koomaa toro tapaku bata nana. Bea tavaan koomaa rori, a kan moon tea banoasi ne suunano vai repaa paku bono hagi to dao riori bono biusu. Teo biusu na paku susuku bata ri bona maa matapaku to pakupaku roho e suunano vai evehe tea tootoo vakisi. O biusu bona na vaabeera bara na vasisio bata ni rori bana otei vai. Bara o biusu mee na vahahaesi bata ri rori bona banoasine suunano vai, eori re goe sin tea tamaka viravira.
During the funeral the Vaauru - that is how they call the chanting - must be performed. When the people chant, a group of women from the chief's clan performs the dance that is called the biusu. During the biusu dance, they mimic everything the (deceased) chief used to do while he was still alive. The biusu honours this man and pays him respect. And the biusu also makes the chief's relatives laugh so that they would not grieve too much.
Source: Daa Naph 01E 009-014