gaga2 drink (liquid)

Part of Speech n2
    • drink (liquid)
      • food & drink
      • Example 1470:
        A gaga teori he amaa nama ruene vai to agaa batana tea maa vakarapi to dao raara bona siroaka.
        Their drink (i.e. the flying foxes' drink) is the water puddles that stay in the forks (and) are called siroaka ('mirror').
        Source: Sii 10W 077
      • Example 1471:
        Ei na dao komana riori bona gaga maurata.
        They simply call it the maurata drink.
        Source: Vos 03R(Vos) 065
      • Example 1472:
        O sukuita o taba o avuhu mataa bara na vavaatei riori tea maa aito beori tau paku bona gaga to dao riori bona namana.
        Sukuita is a good-smelling thing and they put it in the herbal mixtures when they make the drink they call "namana".
        Source: VaaSen 01W 082

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  • See also:
    • maurata2 girl who has her first menstruation and is going through a particular ritual which forces her to stay hidden in a particular place
    • nama ruene freshwater puddle
    • namana2 traditional drink made from young coconuts mixed with herbs
    • nama pool, puddle
    • ruene gaga drinking water