gerugeru² undergo the shaving ceremony

Part of Speech

vi

• • undergo the shaving ceremony
  • • culture

  • • Example 1558:
      

      Rerau enam vatavatava vai, vatokoro vai, enam gerugeru vai.

      And so we had the scarring, nose piercing, and we had our gerugeru ceremony.

      Source: Bua 01R(Bua) 033

Related entries

• See also:
  • kamuru shave the hair on the head (also as part of the boys' initiation and the vaasipoana)
  • vatavatava² undergo the scarring ceremony
  • vatokoro get the traditional piercing