~ia1 rub intensely ‹s.th.› so as to alter its shape; file ‹s.th.› / [...]

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)ja
    • rub intensely ‹s.th.› so as to alter its shape; file ‹s.th.›
      • Example 820:
        li-ia aero
        file shells (to make shell-money)
      • Example 821:
        Dapa noma li-vo kangele kome li-ia kome.
        People in the past used to break giant clams and grind them into axes.
    • light ‹fire, iawo› by rubbing wooden sticks together
      • Example 822:
        Li-ia iawo ñe vilo.
        We light fire with (pieces of) wood.

Related entries

  • See also:
    • ~made sharpen, carve ‹wood› so as to give it a sharp or pointy shape
    • ~maliawo make a fire
    • iawo fire
    • ~totoñe grate, sand ‹s.th.›