bon beera big day; feast

• • big day; feast
  • • culture

  • • Example 1013:
      

      Erau enam paa uhu a kahoonam ... tea maa bon beera tenam a vaan tea maa piuvu.

      Then we colour our heads ... when we, the village, have our big nights, the piuvu dances.

      Source: Iar 02RG 019-021

    • Example 1014:
      

      Eara repaa kepo mana o rom mene taotao guu teara gee mene sibono iana teara teo vuri vai to paku raara amaa boni bebeera teara, boni vahio, boni vahuhu, gee boni vaasipoana teara.

      Then we cut up its stem for baking pigs in our earth oven or for roasting fish on the grill. When we have our big days, wedding, birthday, or our child blessing day.

      Source: Sii 17W 227

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• See also:
  • beera¹ big; large; strong; high (of tide) / important
  • bon² night comes; fall (of night)
  • bon mararae holiday