bae pina ni put a taboo sign on something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - adv - appl
Morphology bae pina ni
Gloss taboo stopping APPL
    • put a taboo sign on something
      • culture
      • Example 561:
        Bean tara maa amaa pusu naono vai to vahuhu rio eova, ean na antee nom tea bae pina ni maa o pusu naono bona.
        When you see tree stumps where the eova birds have laid eggs, you can put a taboo sign on that tree stump (so that nobody is allowed to take the eggs).
        Source: Sii 2008W 035

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  • See also:
    • bae ni put a taboo on something that should not be used by others
    • pina stopping; holding fast; blocking
    • eova Melanesian scrub fowl; Melanesian megapode