kisikisi1 tie many things (with a string, rope, or vine); tie up; tie [...]

Part of Speech vt/vd
Morphology kisi-kisi
Gloss RED-tie
    • tie many things (with a string, rope, or vine); tie up; tie something habitually to (to something)
      • unclassified
      • Example 2349:
        Beara mei rara tea vaave, eara pasi rake roho rara a kara obai mene kisikisi bono hum tokatoka bara naono vai to pasi paku raara bono hum tokatoka.
        Before making the thatch, we will first search for obai vine for tying the scaffold and the poles from which we make the scaffold.
        Source: Sii 17W 117
      • Example 3479:
        bea meha aba kisikisi batana bona maa mono guu.
        while another man is tying up the pork parcels
        Source: Eno 10E(Eno) 058
      • Example 3480:
        Amaa niiri paa kavarau, no rahi sareai maa, are kisikisi koa e bona maa varuvaru.
        The nails are finished, go and pull sareai vines, and let us tie the rafters with it.
        Source: Eno 13W 094-095

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  • See also:
    • kisi1 tie something together; tie something to something else