kookoa tataono ni pour (saltwater) over somebody

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - adv - appl
Morphology koo-koa tataono ni
Gloss RED-pour over APPL
    • pour (saltwater) over somebody
      • unclassified
      • Comment The theme (saltwater) is not an argument of the construction. The construction is transitive with an object referring to the person who is affected by pouring water over her. The theme is only understood from the context.
      • Example 3701:
        Eori repaa nao tea isuvu maa bona tahii Aa, kookoa tataono vai ni bene maurata.,
        They would go and fetch saltwater and would pour it over the maurata girl. (i.e. in the ceremony celebrating the girl's first menstruation)
        Source: Vos 03R(Vos) 205-206

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  • See also:
    • koa1 pour something somewhere; pour someone something (e.g. water, soup)
    • tataono over; from above; on top