pisi matana special taro belonging to a clan

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure n - n
Morphology pisi matana
Gloss ? top.of.the.taro.root
    • special taro belonging to a clan
      • plants
      • Example 5720:
        Eara vaaoha rae bona maamihu taba, evehe vaaoha ra bona maa pisi matana, ge a tabae?
        We drape him (the first-born child) with all sorts of things, but drape him with pisi matana (a leaves of a very special taro belonging to the clan), or whatever? (i.e. the child during the child-blessing ceremony called vaasipoana
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 289-290

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  • See also:
    • matana7 top of the taro root or the root of the arrowleaf elephant ear