vaapate take somebody or something in one's arms

Part of Speech	vt
Morphology	vaa-pate
Gloss	?-carry.in.the.arms

• • take somebody or something in one's arms
  • • transfer

  • • Example 4386:
      

      Mee maa e kuhoo ne vaapate nom bean nahu sakusaku koa maa roho ta sii nahu paapao tean.

      Give me the baby, I'll hold it while you can just quickly cook your pot of greens.

      Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 034-035

    • Example 8095:
      

      Vaapate bona meha, ore vaahuhu.

      (She would) take another one in her arms and would breastfeed it.

      Source: Ata 01R 040

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• See also:
  • pate³ carry someone or something on the arm in front of the body