sipoana¹ have the vaasipoana ceremony; be blessed / bless (a child) [...]

1. • have the vaasipoana ceremony; be blessed
   • • culture

   • • Example 6453:
       

       Enaa na sipoana roho teo hum kasuana, a henanae Hiovanai.

       I had my vaasipoana ceremony on a piece of land, its name is Hiovanai

       Source: Mah 03R 001

     • Example 6454:
       

       Simura, enam bo tamaman toku vai. Ean a moon a vaamua bara a sipoana, ean he sabin vahio otei.

       Simura, your father and I are puzzled. You are our first-born daughter and have been blessed, but yet you haven't yet married.

       Source: Sii 07W 027-028

2. • bless (a child) through a ceremony called "vaasipoana"

   • • Example 6455:
       

       Ore paa sipoana bari.

       And they would do the vaasipoana ceremony on him.

       Source: Kae 02R 010

     • Example 6456:
       

       Ore paa kavara a sipoana bona, ...

       Then that vaasipoana ceremony is over, ...

       Source: Kae 02R 030

     • Example 6457:
       

       A beiko vai a vinaoku. Saka sipoana haa rohori. A beiko bona me kou ahiki ta tamanae.

       That child is a bastard. They did not perform the vaasipoana ceremony (on him). Also, that child has no father (lit. there is not any father of his).

       Source: SiiSen 01W 849

3. • do the blessing ceremony of somebody with something

   • • Example 6458:
       

       Sipoana bona sii beiko bene guu.

       They do the blessing ceremony of the child with the pig.

       Source: Kae 02R 011

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• See also:
  • vaasipoana¹ bless a child; do the child-blessing ceremony with somebody
  • vapeepeo splash water (on someone); perform the water-splashing ritual