obete putaa lie on the ground

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vi - adv
Morphology obete putaa
Gloss lie on.the.ground
    • lie on the ground
      • position
      • Comment <putaa> is not incorporated in the VC.
      • Example 5069:
        Tea tagava, eara na tagava rara o atovo, ore obete nana putaa beara mosi rara a peana.
        As for the felling, we fell the sago palm so that it is lying on the ground while we are cutting the branches.
        Source: Eno 02W 006
      • Example 5070:
        Beo kobuu obete nana putaa, eara repaa ipinoo e.
        When the kobuu palm is lying on the ground, we measure it.
        Source: Eno 04W 013

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  • See also:
    • putaa underneath; down; on the ground