siri atovo tear off the midribs of sago palm leaves

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vt - n
Morphology siri atovo
Gloss tear sago.palm
    • tear off the midribs of sago palm leaves
      • removal
      • house
      • Example 6447:
        Siri atovo. Bea kavara na maa kisi atovo tei vaan, ean repaa taneo tea siri riori, o sinoo vaa tobina no paka atovo to siri noman.
        Tearing off (the midribs of) sago palm (leaves). When all the bundles of sago palm leaves are in the village, you start tearing off the midribs, the midribs of the sago palm leaves you tear off.
        Source: Sii Joy 03W 013-015

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