~karau grow / grow up, become older / grow stout, put on weight; be fat

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)karau
Tanema Equivalent	~karao
Lovono Equivalent	~kawa

1. • grow

   Typical Subject

   plant+

   • • Example 979:
       

       Kape jebute i-karau na metae, pe ero tae.

       Taro can't grow here, because there's no water.

2. • grow up, become older

   Syntactic Restriction	often foll. by ~vene ‘up’
   Typical Subject	child
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	pine

   • • Example 1060:
       

       Ini i-karau Vonovono.

       She grew up in the Reef Islands.

3. • grow stout, put on weight; be fat

   Typical Subject

   s.o.

   • • Example 1061:
       

       Na oie ini ka wako, na ka i-karau wako.

       She's of a healthy size now, she has nicely put on weight.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~ta² grow spontaneously / emerge, appear, come to light
  • oie central part, trunk / size of body, stoutness
  • vilo plant: generic name for all plants, when a particular species name is not specified / tree / wood / piece of wood, stick