vaatei put something somewhere; attach something somewhere; add [...]

Part of Speech vt/vd
Variant Form(s) vaatii
Morphology vaa-tei
Gloss CAUS be.there
    • put something somewhere; attach something somewhere; add something to something
      • transfer
      • Example 3251:
        O roravita o peho kaku kehaa vaa tahii to vaatei bata raara teo buo punete na kave goroto.
        The Helmet Shell is a kind of shell of the sea that we put on the two edges of the turtle net.
        Source: Eno 21W 017
      • Example 6046:
        O ramis o paapao o mataa ei beara vaatei ee bona vaorete.
        The ramis is a good vegetable when we add meat, fish or seafood to it.
        Source: Sii 41W 058
      • Example 6724:
        Evehee a ta Solomon saka vaatei haari bono aga.
        But the Solomon people do not attach the float.
        Source: Mor 04E(Eno) 048

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  • See also:
    • tei stay; exist; be somewhere; be found
    • perete plate
    • vaatii put something somewhere
    • vavaatei put something always somewhere