rava heat something over the fire; singe something (e.g. a pig)
| Part of Speech | vt |
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- heat something over the fire; singe something (e.g. a pig)
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- fire
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Example 1689:
Rava o karirava mene a menaga ge a googi.Heat the heliconia indica leaves for (wrapping) the manioc dumplings or the googi feast.- Source:
- VaaSen 01W 610
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Example 3080:
Rava o karirava rau. Rava i beo suraa pihae tagirava nana.Heat this heliconia indica leaf over a flame. Heat it when the fire of coconut fronds flames up.- Source:
- SiiSen 01W 555
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Example 4244:
Vaanoto o suraa o beera mene rava bona mata goroto.Light a big fire for heating the pieces of the turtle.- Source:
- Naph 01W 047
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Example 4436:
O pihae vai o mahaka na rava riori bene guu, beori mei rori bari tea kaku.The dry coconut frond is used for singing the pig, before they butcher it.- Source:
- Joy 17W 115-116
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Example 6088:
O kiinia na kosi riori. Eori repaa kahu bona toutou, rava bari teo suraa, ore vavaroava bari.They cut the leaves of the kiinia pandanus. Then they remove the thorns, heat them (i.e. the leaves) over the fire and then dry them in the sun.- Source:
- Joy 12W 110-113
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