vaauru2 chant

Part of Speech vi
Morphology vaa-uru
Gloss CAUS-sentimental
    • chant
      • culture
      • Example 3651:
        A moon vai a koma uru kurus. Be baitono koa bona maa moon bara maa abana beori vaauru tea mate, ore paa oga ei be upehe genogeno ni bona maa popo teori.
        This woman is full of compassion. When she hears women and men chanting over a body, she cries, thinking back about their lives.
        Source: SiiSen 2012W 020
      • Example 8267:
        Teo bon vai to obete nana a aba, vaauru pasi vaauru nom, ...
        On the day the (deceased) person is lying (there), chants will be chanted, ...
        Source: Daa 02R 040-041

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  • See also:
    • koma uru full of compassion
    • tabe chant over a dead person before burial
    • uru be sentimental (e.g. when hearing a melody or when watching the sunset)
    • koomaa2 chanting (performance)