rupirupi stones heated over a fire and used to cook something in the earth oven

• • stones heated over a fire and used to cook something in the earth oven
  • • fire

  • • Example 358:
      

      Beo rupirupi hihivaa bara beo suraa asi kavu, ean repaa kaporo eve bono kakapihi.

      When the rupirupi stones are hot and when the fire has burnt to ashes, you remove them with tongs.

      Source:

      Hel 03R 036-038

    • Example 6286:
      

      Beara asi nio Vasu Peree, ore paa poroporo bara taketakepo, are paa dao eve bono rupirupi.

      When we set fire to the Raw Stones, they explode and break into many pieces, then we call them rupirupi (i.e. stones that are used in the earth oven).

      Source:

      Sii 48W 005-007

    • Example 6287:
      

      O rupirupi to taotao ni raara tea maa vuri vai to tapaku nana amaa paku vai amaa bebeera.

      The rupirupi stones are used for the earth oven when big feasts are made.

      Source:

      Sii 48W 008-009

    • Example 6288:
      

      Vaanoto suraa, ean paa vaatei nao o vasu, o rupirupi to dao nom nam eve.

      Light a fire, then you put the stones there, "rupirupi" we call them.

      Source:

      Hel 01RG 042

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• See also:
  • vasu peree Raw Stone; a special kind of stone that we could not identify