moe ma tadoe¹ place (typic. cave), whether covered or not, haunted by spirits [...]

• • place (typic. cave), whether covered or not, haunted by spirits or deities (tadoe); hence heathen temple
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  Literally	gods’ lair
  Encyclopedic Info	Anth: Ancestral priests (taluaito) are represented visiting this place to worship (~tamava) their gods, and send prayers or imprecations.

  • • Example 1385:
      

      Ka ponu li-la viko, li-lui li-lateli ne moe ma tadoe.

      They took the ritual money, and deposited it in the gods’ lair.