binun1 clear (the jungle) for a garden

Part of Speech vt
    • clear (the jungle) for a garden
      • agriculture
      • Example 957:
        ... erau me paa binun maa bona peha mohina teve, te Bukimeasun.
        ... and then (he) cleared the bush for a garden for him, for Bukimeasun.
        Source:
        Nah 02R 167-168
      • Example 958:
        Ere Pita bo Votaea paa nau tea binun bona mohina kaukau tenaa.
        Peter and Cotaea have gone to clear the forest for my sweet potato garden.
        Source:
        Sii 20W 001

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  • See also:
    • mohina garden
    • vaakurusu binun land ceremony during which the boys are shown the boundaries of their land, physical landmarks, etc.