bun paint or decorate something or someone (with something)

• • paint or decorate something or someone (with something)
  • • colours & patterns

  • • Example 232:
      

      O sinivi vai o bun one bara aniva, o sinivi bona o sipoana.

      The canoe (that is) painted with clay and charcoal, this canoe is blessed.

      Source: Sii 17W 039-040

    • Example 1142:
      

      Meori bun vamavamataa rakaha bono sinivi.

      And they painted the canoe very nice.

      Source: San 02R 044

    • Example 1143:
      

      Eovei o vahutate to tavusu vaavaha vo roho o sinivi o bun, o taatate vaa tea vaahoa sinivi, ae o vagoogogi.

      This is the story how the painted canoe, the custom of canoe launching and the vagoogogi custom came into being.

      Source: San 02E(Eno) 041

    • Example 1144:
      

      Bean rake tea bun o sinivi tean vai o voon, ean repaa asi nia hae agevana ore hee vuan bono aniva vai o beera.

      When you want to paint your new canoe, you burn a bundle of agevana wood to give you much charcoal.

      Source: Sii 17W 029

Related entries

• See also:
  • aniva black charcoal
  • vabun ni paint oneself with something; use something to paint oneself
  • agevana Pink Siris, a small deciduous tree with yellow wood whose leaves close at night
  • bunbun ni use something habitually for painting
  • kokono crush something (with a stone)
  • momo little green plant that grows in the reef; its leaves are used for making paint for the canoe