bae⁴ enclosure

• • enclosure
  • • culture

  • • Example 557:
      

      Mea hum to goroho nae maurata a bae.

      And the place where the maurata girl sleeps is an enclosure. (i.e. the girl that goes through the initiation practices)

      Source: Kor 01R 070

    • Example 558:
      

      A taem vaa tea vaaupee, a abana dee vai maa bona bae.

      At the actual time of the initiation ceremony, the men would bring the makeshift enclosure.

      Source: Kae 03R(Kae) 056

    • Example 559:
      

      O tobara upee toro vaagum rori tea bae teori, a ororo teori,

      The upee boys must be together in their bae (enclosure), their territory (lit. fence),

      Source: Mah 02R 044

Related entries

• See also:
  • maurata² girl who has her first menstruation and is going through a particular ritual which forces her to stay hidden in a particular place
  • upee² boy going through the initiation rites and wearing the upee hat