takopaa be cut open / split open (by itself)

Part of Speech	vi
Morphology	ta-kopaa
Gloss	ACAUS-cut.lengthwise

1. • be cut open
   • • cutting

   • • Example 5317:
       

       Eara pasi paku bata koa vo naora teebona, ore antee komana beo rom kobuu takopaa.

       We would do it like this, until the stem of the kobuu palm is cut open.

       Source: Eno 04W 022

     • Example 7003:
       

       O sinivi te Morris o takopaa, paa mosi kopaa vuru ori.

       Morris' canoe is cut open, they have it already cut open.

       Source: Joy 01W 067

2. • split open (by itself)
   • • unclassified

   • • Example 7004:
       

       o kasuana he takopaa maa

       the ground split open

       Source: Val 02R 090

     • Example 7005:
       

       Na potee nana bono rupi toa. Kahi takopaa nana. Na takopaa bata maana.

       (It) looked like a chicken egg. (It) was going to split open. (It) was splitting open.

       Source: Iar 02RG 054-56

Related entries

• See also:
  • kopaa cut something lengthwise; cut something open; cut something in half; cut something from top to bottom; cut open from head to tail
  • takotakopaa be cut into several pieces; (of many things) split open