~di cut off, prune ‹tree› / shave ‹beard›

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)ⁿdi
    • cut off, prune ‹tree›
    • shave ‹beard›
    • Infobox Shaving: In the past, our mirrors were just water puddles in a stone hole on the reef. Looking at themselves in the water, men would use a shark tooth to shave their beard or their head.
      Infobox (Teanu) Li-di idi: Noma, nuduko, ero pe i-wene ne moboe voko ne noma. Li-romo dapa ñepe ene, li-la ije boe li-di ñei vagumia dapa ka viabasa dapa.

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  • See also:
    • ije boe shark tooth, tradit. used as a razor