moon1 woman / wife

Part of Speech n2
    • woman
      • persons
      • Example 1640:
        Amaa moon na ihuihuana komana bea tau vagana voosu, ore paa gogi ri bari,...
        The women had been waiting for the fishermen to come home, so that they could do the gogi for them (i.e. celebrate the successful fishing trip in a new canoe).
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 177-178
      • Example 1890:
        a moon he haraa bono meamea
        but the woman felt thirsty. (lit. felt the thirst)"
        Source: Siv 01E(Eno) 028
      • Example 2098:
        A moon na hio maurata ei beve taneo tea oro, beve taneo rakaha tea oro ei eara boha vai voen a moon paa moonu.
        A girl observed the maurata ritual, when she started to menstruate, when she indeed started to menstruate, we said that the girl had become a woman.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 293
    • wife
      • kinship
      • Example 4605:
        A moon teve repaa an nana bona maa taba an amaa mataa, ...
        Then his wife always ate the good things ...
        Source: Sha 01RG 018

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  • See also:
    • gogi1 celebrate a successful fishing trip with a new net or canoe
    • otei1 man; boy / husband
    • vaamoon make someone a woman
    • mahura sexually mature girl
    • moon3 womanhood