~avi pick ‹s.th.›, pick up, espec. by pinching it between o.'s [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)avi

• • pick ‹s.th.›, pick up, espec. by pinching it between o.'s fingers, or holding it with tongs

  • • Example 268:
      

      I-avi voko iote po wabulubu.

      He picked up a stone that was round.

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S99

    • Example 269:
      

      Awoiu pon li-avi otovo.

      Then they picked sago leaves (from the trees).

    • Example 270:
      

      Li-avi visiboko ñe aviro.

      You remove the oven stones with the tongs.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~bi¹ pick ‹fruit› from its tree, using hand
  • aviro tongs, esp. long wooden tongs used to manipulate the hot stones of the oven (awene) while cooking
  • awene traditional stone oven