hupihupi comb something with something

Part of Speech vt/vd
    • comb something with something
      • clothing & grooming
      • Example 962:
        Kaporo bona, paa biras bona, mepaa hupihupi bona.
        When she had cut his hair, she dressed him and combed him.
        Source: Sia 01R 171-173
      • Example 2031:
        Beara hihi vakavara e, eara repaa hupihupi e bono sui.
        When we have pulled out (the fibres), we comb them with the shell of the ark shellfish.
        Source: Eno 08W 008
      • Example 2365:
        Beara hupihupi vakavara e, a kiu vaa tea vinugu repaa taneo ore tavus potee bona kanono.
        When we have finished combing them (the fibres), the work of twisting starts so that it becomes a rope.
        Source: Eno 08W 009

Related entries

  • See also:
    • hihi remove or pull out the fibres (from a tree or from vines to make a string)
    • kanono string (traditionally made of plant material)
    • sui ark shellfish
    • vinugu twist a string
    • sua1 comb