bae ni put a taboo on something that should not be used by others

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - appl
Morphology bae ni
Gloss taboo APPL
    • put a taboo on something that should not be used by others
      • culture
      • Example 555:
        O ohita teori he o bae, na bae ni roho ori.
        But their galip nut trees were taboo (for everybody else), they had put a taboo on them.
        Source: Aro 12E(Joy) 002
      • Example 560:
        Eori toro bae ni maa roho to peho ohita teori.
        They will have to put a taboo on one of their galip nut trees. (i.e. nuts from a certain galip nut tree are forbidden to be picked for a certain period of time or until the taboo is lifted.)
        Source: Vaa Mah 01R 118

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  • See also:
    • bae1 taboo sign, forbidding anyone to pass through or pick fruit from a tree
    • bae pina ni put a taboo sign on something