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A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 2138
Word senses:
hiupu ni
set fire to something; ignite
tarava
be singed
vunuu
(of humans and pigs) hair; (of sheep) wool; (of birds) plumage, feathers
Be kavara a kiu bona, eara repaa hiupu nia pihae, kahi asi bata nom be tarava batana amaa vununae.
When this work is finished, we set fire to the coconut fronds, (and) it will burn while its hair is being singed. (i.e. the hair of the pig)
Source:
Eno 10E(Eno) 012-013
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A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary
by
Ulrike Mosel
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