vaatakaha wait till dawn

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vaa-takaha
Gloss CAUS-dawn
    • wait till dawn
      • time
      • Example 8214:
        Teobana to vahogoro ee mepaa tei teebona. Vaatakaha nana teebona.
        He beached the canoe at Teobana and stayed there. (He) waited there till dawn.
        Source:
        Pur 05R 058-059
      • Example 8215:
        mepaa tei teebona, evehee vaatakaha nana teebona
        and stayed there, waiting there till dawn
        Source:
        Pur 05E(Eno) 043

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  • See also:
    • takaha1 (of dawn) break / dawn (process) / set off at dawn
    • vatakaha until dawn
    • siguru2 a traditional dance with bamboo sticks