kie tepapa hole buried in the ground, used as a resonator underneath the [...]

Part of Speech noun
Proto-Form Polynesian: te papa 'plank, board'
    • hole buried in the ground, used as a resonator underneath the stomping board during the ngapiene dances
      • Literally hole of board

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  • Contains:
    • tepapa wooden board, plank / stomping boards. During ngapiene festivals, a blateno pole is erected in the middle of the village area (mane). Laid out in circle (~dai, ~dadai) around it, are a number of wooden boards half buried (~iu) in the ground, on which dancers leap and stomp (~viaene, ~wate) during the celebrations, in a loud and joyful dance.
  • See also:
    • kie1 k.o. pandanus, the leaves of which are commonly used for weaving