vaave2 thatch; roofing

Part of Speech n2
    • thatch; roofing
      • house
      • Example 3835:
        O kovuaka eve to vatotomo nana bona a bua vaave vaa tea bua papa na inu.
        The top thatch sheet joins the two roofings on the two sides of the house together.
        Source: Eno 07W 001
      • Example 4046:
        Eara repaa vaobete maa o kovuaka tea mahan vai to paa vatatana nom a vaave ei to vatetekoio.
        Then we put the ridge sheet over the space that is left open where the (two sides of the) thatch meet, in other words, (on top of) the upper ridge pole.
        Source: Eno 02W 046

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