vaaorana put charcoal on the fire

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vaa-orana
Gloss CAUS.charcoal
    • put charcoal on the fire
      • fire
      • Example 1883:
        Beara voosu maa, are paa ma vaanoto suraa, are vaaoranae, rerau eara hapuru vai ni nao amaa arikoo teo orana suraa.
        When we come home, we light a fire, put charcoals on it, and then we scatter the breadfruit seeds on the burning charcoals.
        Source: Sii 17W 101-102

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  • See also:
    • arikoo breadfruit seed, eaten together with breadfruit when cooked
    • orana2 (of fire) turn into charcoals, produce charcoals
    • orana1 hot charcoals
    • orana1 hot charcoals