kaukau sweet potato

Part of Speech n2
    • sweet potato
      • agriculture
      • Example 511:
        E sinane Kukuita na huu butara tea nahu kaukau beve mahaka. Na huu eve bona avuis huuhuu kaukau komana.
        Kukuita's mother pricked (the potatoes) in the sweet potato pot (to find out) if they were done. She pricked them with her special avuis stick for poking potatoes.
        Source: Jan 01W 064-066
      • Example 2393:
        Eara toro gono amaa kaukau are paa huvi eve.
        We must get the sweet potatoes, then we peel them.
        Source: Hel 03R 008
      • Example 3149:
        Nabunuu ahiki ta tapeako, a ta kaukau. Enam ahiki ta tapeako ae ta kaukau. Muu koa bara voi ae a pauna.
        In former times, there was not any manioc, sweet potatoes. We had neither manioc nor sweet potatoes. Only taro and yams and bananas.
        Source: Iar 02RG 113-115
      • Example 3150:
        Enaa na oroto tea ta kaukau menaa paa magesu nom.
        I choked on a piece of sweet potato and got the hiccups.
        Source: Jub 01W 023

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