kopakopaa cut something into long strips; cut open with a longitudinal cut

Part of Speech	vt
Morphology	kopa-kopaa
Gloss	RED-cut with a longitudinal cut

• • cut something into long strips; cut open with a longitudinal cut
  • • cutting

  • • Example 3735:
      

      Ei vaan to kahi paku pete rara o hum vaa tea kopakopaa a koopu.

      Here in the village we continue (our work) by cutting the bamboo poles into halves.

      Source: Eno 03W 018

    • Example 3736:
      

      A rom atovo na romrom riori, eori repaa kopakopaa bari.

      They cut the stem of the sago palm up into logs and then cut these logs lengthwise.

      Source: Sii Joy 03W 024

    • Example 3737:
      

      A rom nae na kopakopaa riori mene sibono kaakau.

      Its stem is cut by longitudinal cuts for drying cocoa. (i.e. the log of the banabana tree)

      Source: Sii 17W 151

Related entries

• See also:
  • banabana kind of antplant, kind of tree with soft wood and with big, four-cornered leaves
  • koopu¹ kind of bamboo