~vi² attach, tie ‹leaves› onto s.th. / attach ‹a prohibition, [...]

1. • attach, tie ‹leaves› onto s.th.

   • • Example 166:
       

       Uie lumobo po i-vi ponu, i-amei, i-amei, i-amei, i-amei, i-amei, i-amei i-ioi i-le ponu.

       Once he had tied the leaves (around the stone), he began to swing it, swing, swing, swing, till he threw it far away.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S100

2. • attach ‹a prohibition, embodied by a taboo-leaf nuduro› (to s.th., ñe) in order to reserve it for oneself

   Sense Comment

   hence

   • • Example 2612:
       

       Dapa li-vi nuduro se oie buioe me adapa ñoko.

       They tied a taboo-leaf to the areca tree, to reserve the nuts for themselves.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • ~vi nuduro perform a ritual of engagement (to a girl: se) for oneself, or for o.'s son