tapetaperete very old

Part of Speech adj
    • very old
      • persons
      • Example 6079:
        Eh! Pomae a aba vai, a subuava, a tapetaperete kurusu, a piipiiana, a raraaguu?
        Hey! Where is this person from, (this) very old woman, covered with sores and grillie?
        Source: Vae 01R 316-317
      • Example 7162:
        ... a moon, a subuava a tapetaperete he hio vaevuru matano sinivi.
        (When he spat to the bow), a woman, a very old woman was sitting there now at the bow of the canoe.
        Source: Vae 01R 312

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