~vei weave ‹s.th.›, plait

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)vei
Proto-Form	POc: *patuR 'tie, plait, weave (mats, baskets +)'
Tanema Equivalent	~vae

• • weave ‹s.th.›, plait

  • • Example 362:
      

      Dapa noma, li-ovei pe li-loko uie woubo pe le-vei bavede peini.

      People before used to weave sails out of pandanus leaves.

    • Example 392:
      

      li-vei bete

      weave a mat

    • Example 2581:
      

      Li-vei (uie) kie / (uie) woubo.

      weave pandanus leaves

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~bubu plait, braid ‹hair›
  • luro coconut tree or fruit