~maili2 light ‹fire, iawo›

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)maili
Variant Form(s) ~mali
    • light ‹fire, iawo›
      • Encyclopedic Info The phrase ~maili iawo commonly contracts as ~maliawo.
      • Example 1510:
        I-mali iawo awoiu i-lui voko tilu pon i-le i-wen’ ene.
        She lit a fire, and put two stones upon it.
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S89

Related entries

  • See also:
    • ~su1 set fire to, burn ‹s.th.› to get rid of it / light ‹torch, buluko› / set fire to ‹cultivated land, sekele› in order to make it ready for cultivation; practise slash-and-burn cultivation
    • iawo fire