kavuraa3 make copra

Part of Speech vi
    • make copra
      • agriculture
      • Example 2250:
        Na popo rori tea maa pesupaava vai to hovu kahi roho ori tea kavuraa bara tea maa nou to unuunu riori, ore paa popo teebona.
        They (the black ants) live in the coconut husks that had fallen off when the coconuts were husked for making copra, and (they live) in the rubbish that they collect in order to live there.
        Source: Sii 33W 004-007
      • Example 3224:
        Bea overe kuu, eara matatopo vai tea kavuraa.
        When the coconut falls down, we get ready for making copra.
        Source: Sii 16W 013
      • Example 3225:
        A kiu momohu teara, eara na unuunu rara a overe vai a mahaka mene kavuraa.
        Our first work is to collect the dry coconuts for making copra.
        Source: Sii 16W 014

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  • See also:
    • hovu kahi husk (coconuts) leaving (the coconut husks) behind