~wokobe welcome ‹traveller› upon their arrival, typic. on the beach

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

• • welcome ‹traveller› upon their arrival, typic. on the beach

  • • Example 2795:
      

      Teliki iadapa li-abu li-ka, li-wokobe da po la-sai kuo.

      The chiefs came down and welcomed them as they landed their canoe (on the beach).

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S42

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~koioi causative of ~koie ‘enter’: cause ‹s.o., s.th.› to go in, introduce / cause ‹s.th.› to go in, hence insert, put in, pack / cause ‹s.o.› to go in, hence bring in, lead ‹s.o.› in / cause ‹s.th.› to go inland: take ‹s.th.› from the sea towards the shore, or from the shore towards the village / cause ‹s.o.› to go inland, esp. welcome ‹travellers› on the beach and lead them inland