vaabilas mi dress somebody up with

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - prep
Morphology vaabilas mi
Gloss dress.up with
    • dress somebody up with
      • clothing & grooming
      • Comment <vaabilas> is a causative verb that is formed by the Tok Pisin word <bilas> 'decoration'.
      • Example 7832:
        Rerau, a maurata repaa peha. Paa peha, ei to paa vaabilas mi vori bari, amaa vaapeape kou.
        And so, the maurata girl would climb. (She) would climb, this one whom they have dressed up with it, with the belt of scented leaves.
        Source: Vos 03R(Vos) 175