mete¹ suck something

• • suck something
  • • consumption

  • • Example 4484:
      

      meori paa kavara mete bono tovu,

      and they were all sucking at the sugar cane,

      Source: Val 01R 047

    • Example 4485:
      

      mepaa nao, na mete tovu batana, evehe tea vaakukunee bata.

      and went, (he) was sucking sugarcane, while swinging on the swing.

      Source: Nan 03R 041

    • Example 4486:
      

      A sii kiu teve koa tea mete tovu,

      The only thing he could do was sucking sugarcane, (lit. his only little doing was to chew suck cane)

      Source: Nan 03E(Eno) 022

    • Example 4487:
      

      Evehee tavusu koa tea vaavuavuhu ni bona maa karirava, mepaa mete sirisiri vakavara ri maa bona.

      After sniffing at the karirava leaves, (he) chewed them all up. (lit. sucked (and) tore (them) into strips)

      Source: Aro 02E(Eno) 099

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• See also:
  • tovu sugarcane