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A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 1194
Word senses:
busu ni
throw something; abandon something
upee
boys' initiation. During the initiation period, the boys are excluded from the community. They wear hats called "upee" in order to keep their hair, which is growing into dreadlocks, hidden. After a certain time when they have grown into manhood, the boys are brought back to the village and are presented to their parents and the other people
Busu vai nio upee.
The upee ceremony was abandoned.
Source:
Bua 01R(Bua) 148
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A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary
by
Ulrike Mosel
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