mosi govara cut off a person's or animal's head; behead someone or an animal

Part of Speech	vt.constr
MWE Structure	vt - vt
Morphology	mosi govara
Gloss	cut behead

• • cut off a person's or animal's head; behead someone or an animal
  • • cutting
    • food & drink

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  The object either refers to a person's or animal's head or to the person or animal whose head is cut off.

  • • Example 1724:
      

      Me Gaivaa paa nao koa, gono koa bona toraaraa, mosi govara bene mutanae.

      And Gaivaa just went, got his axe, beheaded his wife.

      Source:

      Sha 01RG 092-093

    • Example 1726:
      

      A otei na mosi govara nana bona kahoo ne toa.

      The boy is cutting off the head of the chicken.

      Source:

      Joy 11W 002

    • Example 4658:
      

      Bea pee bona kavara, eara repaa mosi govara mana kahonae.

      When this cut is finished, we eventually cut off its head. (i.e. the head of the pig)

      Source:

      Eno 10E(Eno) 039

    • Example 4659:
      

      enam repaa gono o rapis mepaa mosi govara a kahoo nae.

      we get a knife and chop off its head (the head of the chicken)

      Source:

      Hel 13RG 009

    • Example 4660:
      

      Benam mosi govara vakavara a kahone toa, enam paa vaahihivaa a ruene.

      When we have chopped off the chicken's head, we heat up the water.

      Source:

      Hel 13RG 010-011

    • Example 4661:
      

      evehee gono bono toraaraa mepaa mosi govara bona.

      but he got his axe and cut his head off.

      Source:

      San 01R 111

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• See also:
  • govara³ cut the head off a person or animal; behead