tapatapau change (said of many things); exchange things

Part of Speech vi
Morphology tapa-ta-pau
Gloss RED-ACAUS-change
    • change (said of many things); exchange things
      • unclassified
      • Example 1616:
        O giroasi teori na tapatapau batana. Beori o tootoo, eori repaa tei me rori bono peho kaku, beori mate, o giroasi teori repaa tapau.
        Their colour changes (the colour of the beardfish). When they are alive, they have one kind of colour, when they are dead, their colour has changed.
        Source: Eno 20W 007-009
      • Example 7150:
        O matapaku vai o tapatapau.
        this practice of exchanging (valuables). (lit this exchanging practice)
        Source: Sii 23W 022

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  • See also:
    • pau1 pay something back; pay something off
    • pau2 answer; reply; respond
    • paupau change many things
    • tapau1 change by itself; be exchanged