ta ikosi ember; stick used for kindling fire

Part of Speech n1/n2.constr
MWE Structure n - n
Morphology ta ikosi
Gloss piece ?
    • ember; stick used for kindling fire
      • fire
      • Example 5083:
        ... ore tara potee vareko bona ta ikosi, beori tahi tavusu batari bona ogana nae
        so that they look like pieces of burnt sticks when they push out their inside (i.e. pieces of breadfruit tree wood that are made into floats for the turtle net)
        Source: Eno 08W 036
      • Example 6744:
        Mosiivanao, no vaakoto nao eta ikosi tenaa ore asi.
        Mosiivanao, go and light my ember so that it burns.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 125