gono vatotoena get one's share of something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vt
Morphology gono va-totoena
Gloss get MULT-share
    • get one's share of something
      • transfer
      • Example 1675:
        Gono vatotoena vai bona meha maa iana tea kavara na sinivi.
        Each (of them) got her share of the other fish from all the canoes.
        Source:
        Sii 06E(Joy) 182
      • Example 1676:
        Beori rahi maa bari ore paa romrom bari, ore paa gono vatotoena bari.
        When they catch it (the sailfish), they cut up its trunk, so that each of them gets his share of it.
        Source:
        Sii 46W 167-168

Related entries

  • See also:
    • gono1 get something
    • taovu1 marlin; sailfish
    • vatotoena1 distribute something; share something (bride price, food) with somebody