topotopo stick somewhere

Part of Speech	vi
Morphology	topo-topo
Gloss	RED-stick

• • stick somewhere
  • • position

  Grammar Comment

  The reduplication denotes distributive plurality and / or habituality

  • • Example 7646:
      

      eori repaa taraha vaneenesi pete bono hum topotopo teo kaaku teo kasuana

      then they diligently carve the part of the mortar that is stuck into the ground.

      Source: Joy 03W 009

    • Example 7647:
      

      O kehaa vai na topotopo batana teo vasu vaa irihi vai o bebeera.

      This shellfish sticks on the large stones of the reef.

      Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 029

Related entries

• See also:
  • topo stick; be stuck (somewhere)