~tau burn ‹s.th.› / burn ‹land›, set fire to the ground – a slash- [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)tau
Tanema Equivalent	~ao
Lovono Equivalent	~lau

1. • burn ‹s.th.›

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~su

   • • Example 341:
       

       I-ium’ i-le, i-tau uro i-wene ne basa kuo iape teve tilu pon.

       First, he will burn some charcoal and rub it onto the two ends of the canoe.

       Example Comment

       magic on a canoe

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S19

2. • burn ‹land›, set fire to the ground – a slash-and-burn technique to prepare a garden for planting
   • • Techn

   Sense Comment	esp
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~su

   • • Example 908:
       

       Li-tau sekele ponu awoiu, moro iote li-le li-teli avtebe.

       Once they had burnt their gardens, the next day they planted some taros.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S102

3. • cook ‹food›

   Sense Comment	freq
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	~apinu

   • • Example 610:
       

       P-ae jebute, me pe-tau me p-e!

       Dig out some taros you can cook and eat!

     • Example 2345:
       

       Ne-tau namuko enaka ne-kae?

       How will I cook my fish?

4. • burn ‹s.o.›, cause a sensation of burning; irritate, sting

   Typical Subject

   nettle+

   • • Example 2346:
       

       Nidilo, kula i-ke idi, kula i-tau idi.

       Ants sometimes bite you, sometimes they burn you.

Related entries

• See also:
  • awene traditional stone oven
  • iawo fire
  • moioe cooked, done
  • none² food / meal, dinner; esp. collective meal, feast