vaamagomago put something around someone's neck

Part of Speech vd
Morphology vaa-mago-mago
Gloss CAUS-RED-necklace
    • put something around someone's neck
      • clothing & grooming
      • Example 5922:
        Nam ani nom, e Aaron Rigamu, a beiko otei te Rigamu, he vaamagomago bene Sookara bono purupuru to ibunu maori ae o kara kuriri.
        When we were eating, Aaron Rigamu, Rigamu's son, put flowers that were put on a string around Sookara's neck and a string of shell money.
        Source: Sia 01E(Joy) 222
      • Example 8006:
        Amaa kara kuriri paa vaamagomago bata vuarae.
        Strings of shell money we have put on his or her neck.
        Source: Vos 02R(Vos) 292

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  • See also:
    • kara kuriri fathoms of traditional shell money used in the Solomon Islands and Bougainville for major cultural exchanges and transactions
    • mago2 necklace used in traditional ceremonies
    • vuarae we ... him