kaku goroto butcher turtles

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vt - n
Morphology kaku goroto
Gloss butcher turtle
    • butcher turtles
      • food & drink
      • Example 24:
        Nabunuu roho, a kaku goroto, amaa abana bebeera koa to pakupaku roho bari.
        In former times the butchering of turtles was only done by chiefly men.
        Source: Naph 01W 031
      • Example 1864:
        Amaa hanana vaa tea kaku goroto.
        The ways of butchering turtles.
        Source: Naph 01W 036
      • Example 2714:
        Ean saka antee haa nom tea tara ta peha beiko ge ta peha visoasi teo hum vai to kaku goroto riori. A kiu tea abana bebeera koa, paku vonae tea kaku guu mee.
        You could not see a child or a young man at the place where turtles were butchered. It was exclusively the work of the chiefs like the killing of the pig.
        Source: Naph 01W 032-033

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  • See also:
    • kaku1 butcher an animal