kie² hole of ‹s.th.› dug in the ground / grave of ‹s.o.›, sepulture

1. • hole of ‹s.th.› dug in the ground

   • • Example 1136:
       

       Li-ae kie tepapa i-dadai awoiu ponu, li-iu tepapa ene.

       They dug holes for the dancing boards all around (the village area), and then they buried the boards in them.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S122

2. • grave of ‹s.o.›, sepulture

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 621:
       

       Nga mwaliko i-bu, le-iu ebele ini i-wene ne kie ini.

       When somebody dies, their body is buried in a grave.

     • Example 1137:
       

       kie Laperus

       the sepulture of Lapérouse

Related entries

• See also:
  • moboe hole, opening