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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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