tahiupu go up in a blaze, go up in flames

Part of Speech vi
Morphology ta-hiupu
Gloss ACAUS-set.fire
    • go up in a blaze, go up in flames
      • fire
      • Example 959:
        A binun tenaa na tahiupu.
        My clearing went up in a blaze.
        Source:
        SiiSen 01W 088
      • Example 960:
        O geto suraa na kuu vo tea binun, mea binun paa tahiupu meve kakasuana kurus.
        The ember fell into the clearing, and the clearing burst into flames, and there was nothing left but soil. (lit. and it (became) very sandy)
        Source:
        SiiSen 01W 089
      • Example 6928:
        A peha aba paa busu ni mau bene ta suraa tea binun mea binun paa tahiupu.
        One person threw a piece of ember into the clearing and the clearing went up in flames.
        Source:
        VaaSen 01W 039

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