Part of Speech | noun |
Phonetic Form | aᵐbʷa ᵐbale |
Morphology | abwa ‘gum’ + bale ‘breadfruit’ |
Literally | breadfruit gum |
Example 57:
Dapa Niteni li-loko viavia mamdeuko pe moloe, li-la abwa bale li-lateli ne mengela vilo, li-ejau viko iadapa ñei.The people of Santa Cruz collect the red feathers of the Cardinal honeyeater, then use breadfruit sap to glue them to a piece of wood: that's how they make their traditional money.