~sava basa pay the ritual fee to enter a clan, through presents [...]

Part of Speech

verb-object idiom

• • pay the ritual fee to enter a clan, through presents (savene, etc.) and food

  Literally

  buy clan

  • • Example 345:
      

      Mobo kape le-lui me le-sava basa.

      Tomorrow, there will be a ceremony of clan purchase.

Related entries

• Contains:
  • basa³ lineage, family line; clan; moiety