unuunu² gather people together / collect something; pile things up

1. • gather people together
   • • social interaction
     • transfer

   • • Example 7728:
       

       Mepaa unuunu ri bona abana,

       And (he) gathered the men,

       Source: Sii 06RG 467

     • Example 7729:
       

       Ere iaa bo sister Esther to taneo roho tea kiu vaa tea unuun ri bona maa moon.

       My mum and Sister Esther, they were the ones who began to get the women together.

       Source: Sii 02R 040-041

2. • collect something; pile things up

   • • Example 2250:
       

       Na popo rori tea maa pesupaava vai to hovu kahi roho ori tea kavuraa bara tea maa nou to unuunu riori, ore paa popo teebona.

       They (the black ants) live in the coconut husks that had fallen off when the coconuts were husked for making copra, and (they live) in the rubbish that they collect in order to live there.

       Source: Sii 33W 004-007

     • Example 3225:
       

       A kiu momohu teara, eara na unuunu rara a overe vai a mahaka mene kavuraa.

       Our first work is to collect the dry coconuts for making copra.

       Source: Sii 16W 014

Related entries

• See also:
  • taunuun gather
  • vaavatataunun assemble
  • vatataunun meet
  • babaaru³ stupidity
  • dadao unuunu call people together