paepae1 bury somebody or something (habitually)

Part of Speech vt
Morphology pae-pae
Gloss RED-bury
    • bury somebody or something (habitually)
      • transfer
      • Example 715:
        Be beaka ore paa paepae vahaa bono tae teve.
        (The cat is a clean girl.) When she defecates, she buries her excrements
        Source: Sii 09W 028
      • Example 4330:
        Horai: Beo kamis beera oha, bea mate tavusu, havee to paepae bata riam o mate team?
        When the sickness became too severe and people died (lit. when death appeared), where did you bury your dead people?
        Source: Eno Aro 01E 034

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  • See also:
    • pae bury somebody or something; fill a hole
    • paepae2 grave