wopine big, large (and numerous) / older, adult (and numerous) / great, [...]

Part of Speech	adjective
Phonetic Form	wopine
Tanema Equivalent	ubwau
Lovono Equivalent	evala
Morphology	Pl. of pine

1. • big, large (and numerous)

   Syntactic Restriction	plural sense
   Typical Subject	s.th.
   (Part of) Antonym (for)	pine

   • • Example 315:
       

       Ka ba wopine ponu!

       Look at those huge (taro) stalks!

     • Example 2536:
       

       ule uie wopine

       k.o. vine with large leaves

2. • older, adult (and numerous)

   Typical Subject

   s.o.

   • • Example 1094:
       

       Daviñevi wopine li-ovei pe li-anu kava.

       Adult women are allowed to drink kava.

     • Example 1146:
       

       Dapa po li-kila emele, dapa wopine.

       Those who are married, the adults.

3. • great, of high rank (and numerous)

   Syntactic Restriction	implicitly masculine
   Typical Subject	s.o.

Related entries

• See also:
  • dapa wopine adult men, elderly men / ‘great men’: men of high rank, initiated men; hence chief / ancestors
  • pine big, large / abundant, significant / great, major / great, major; socially significant / grown up, adult; old / grow up, be raised