hio mate funeral of a chief with a big feast and the biusu dance [...]

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure vi - n
Morphology hio mate
Gloss sit death
    • funeral of a chief with a big feast and the biusu dance performed by the women of the chief's clan
      • culture
      • Example 1831:
        O vaaree o hata pasi tavusu vaha mau bea tau hio mate haha behu koa.
        Bad news would spread when the participants of the funeral get nothing and just stay hungry.
        Source:
        Daa Naph 01E 019
      • Example 2097:
        Enei o taatate vaa tea Hio Mate.
        This is the custom of Hio Mate
        Source:
        Daa Naph 01E 021

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  • See also:
    • haha1 go or come back empty-handed; return without having achieved anything
    • tau1 people
    • mate2 funeral
    • vaaree2 news