hio maurata observe the girls' initiation ritual

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vi - vi
Morphology hio maurata
Gloss sit go.through.the.girls' initiation
    • observe the girls' initiation ritual
      • culture
      • Example 2098:
        A moon na hio maurata ei beve taneo tea oro, beve taneo rakaha tea oro ei eara boha vai voen a moon paa moonu.
        A girl observed the maurata ritual, when she started to menstruate, when she indeed started to menstruate, we said that the girl had become a woman.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 293
      • Example 2099:
        Me Bihina paa kovakovata ki roho bene Patricia eove he tea hio maurata.
        And so Bihina baked food for Patricia when she observed the maurata ritual.
        Source: Vos 03R(Vos) 035
      • Example 2100:
        A banoasinae he sa vamatatopo haa ki bari ta sii inu hio maurata teve, ahiki.
        Her relatives did not prepare any traditional hut for her where she would sit during the maurata ritual, no.
        Source: Aro 14E(Eno) 009

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  • See also:
    • maurata1 have the first menstruation and go through the girls' initiation ritual
    • maurata2 girl who has her first menstruation and is going through a particular ritual which forces her to stay hidden in a particular place
    • vahio maurata let a girl undergo the girl's initiation ceremony