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A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 8231
Word senses:
vaatasu kurina
shake hands; have a reconciliation ceremony; make peace
vakakaku vuhun
the breaking of bows, a reconciliation ceremony
O peho kaku vaatasu kurina to pakupaku sana bata maa nam a ta Bougainville, ei o vakakaku vuhun.
One way of making peace (lit. shaking hands) that is practiced by us, the people of Bougainville, is "the breaking of bows".
Source:
Mah 13E(Eno) 422-423
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A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary
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Ulrike Mosel
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