~su¹ set fire to, burn ‹s.th.› to get rid of it / light ‹torch, [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)su

1. • set fire to, burn ‹s.th.› to get rid of it

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~tau

   • • Example 2255:
       

       Ajekele pon, kape le-su.

       This is rubbish, we're about to burn it.

     • Example 2256:
       

       Li-su moe enone.

       They burnt my house.

     • Example 2257:
       

       Li-su nasu idi

       cremate the belongings of a dead person

       Example Comment

       funeral ritual

2. • light ‹torch, buluko›

   • • Example 466:
       

       Li-ovei pe li-la tepulu li-lateli ne teipu me le-su nga buluko.

       Kauri resin can be stored in an empty coconut shell, and lit as a lamp.

     • Example 2258:
       

       Li-su buluko ka li-koioi dapa li-vagasi takoie.

       (The islanders) lit torchlights and led them inland.

3. • set fire to ‹cultivated land, sekele› in order to make it ready for cultivation; practise slash-and-burn cultivation

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~tau

   • • Example 2259:
       

       Nanana kape le-su sekele.

       Today we're burning the land.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~maili² light ‹fire, iawo›
  • iawo fire
  • ~vongo eat, have a meal / be burning, burn; perish in fire / be jealous, feel jealousy (for, ne)