gune wake somebody up; start an engine

Part of Speech vt
    • wake somebody up; start an engine
      • unclassified
      • Example 1749:
        evehee gune nao bene subuava
        but (he) woke up the old woman.
        Source: Aro 07R 049
      • Example 1750:
        Gune a kaara.
        Start the car.
        Source: SiiSen 03W 025
      • Example 1751:
        Menaa paa vaasusu ria maa ta vaan bono matapaku vaa teo aheahe, me paa taneo tea gune ri bari.
        I taught the people the method of singing, and it began to wake them up.
        Source: Rum 01R 302-303

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