metele moon / month

1. • moon

   • • Example 1630:
       

       kulaña metele

       half moon; semi-circle

     • Example 1631:
       

       Noma li-katau ñe metele po li-romo metele i-ka ra ra ra i-tomoe, li-ko “Ka metele iune pon!”

       In the olden days, people would follow the changes of the moon; and when it finally disappeared, they would say “Alright, it's been one moon!”

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S148

2. • month

   • • Example 478:
       

       Li-apilo toñaki awoiu, bara i-vagas’ metele tuo nga ponu.

       The building of the ship must have taken about six months.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003270#S3

     • Example 1632:
       

       noma metele

       [face of the month] end of the month

     • Example 1633:
       

       ne metele iote ka i-le awoiu

       last month

     • Example 1634:
       

       ne metele tilu-tae

       [in eighth month] in August

     • Example 1635:
       

       ~kovi metele

       [lit. miss months] be pregnant

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• See also:
  • ebieve¹ Indian coral tree