~vokoiu break, crush, destroy ‹s.th.› / tear, break ‹leaf, stem›; hence [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)vokoju
Tanema Equivalent	~vae

1. • break, crush, destroy ‹s.th.›

   • • Example 1455:
       

       Li-vokoiu longe.

       break firewood

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S115

2. • tear, break ‹leaf, stem›; hence pick ‹fruit, plant›

   • • Example 1893:
       

       Mwalik' iote i-ka i-vokoiu nuduro.

       Someone came and tore out the taboo (leaf).

     • Example 2677:
       

       Kape i-vokoi’ iebe. Iebe kula kuledi pon, kape i-vokoi’ i-vio ne webwe ne ma ini.

       He can cut a fern palm. Some ferns are small, so he can stick one in his armband, on his arm.

       Example Comment

       ornamental use

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S12

3. • crush ‹s.th.›, destroy, kill ‹s.o.›

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~apini

   • • Example 2678:
       

       Ka i-le i-le po ngiro i-aka ponu ra ka i-vokoiu. I-vokoiu wolowolo pon, i-vokoiu ka i-tabau.

       The hurricane blew so hard that it destroyed it. It destroyed the cross, and brought it down.

     • Example 2679:
       

       Kape le-ka kape ne-labu iote ne dapa ne-vokoiu!

       I'll come take one of them and I'll crush him!

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~abu³ hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands / have an impact upon ‹s.th., s.o.›, affect / play ‹musical instrument› using hands / kill, slay, murder ‹s.o.› / kill ‹animal›, hence hunt, fish+