vagoogogi celebration of new things, a ritual to show someone's joy about [...]

Part of Speech n2/n3
Morphology va-goo-gogi
Gloss MULT-RED-celebrate.new.things
    • celebration of new things, a ritual to show someone's joy about a new canoe
      • social interaction
      • Example 1143:
        Eovei o vahutate to tavusu vaavaha vo roho o sinivi o bun, o taatate vaa tea vaahoa sinivi, ae o vagoogogi.
        This is the story how the painted canoe, the custom of canoe launching and the vagoogogi custom came into being.
        Source: San 02E(Eno) 041
      • Example 3167:
        A vagoogogi paa kavarau.
        The gogi celebration is over.
        Source: Sii 06RG 330
      • Example 8383:
        Na vaasin ni rori bono sinivi, ahiki he beori gono bono iana tabae na toku ni rori bona vagoogogi.
        They were amazed about the canoe, but they did not collect the fish, because they did not know about the vagoogogi (a ritual to show s.o.'s joy about a new canoe).
        Source: San 02E(Eno) 032
      • Example 8384:
        eori to ma tei vagoogogi batari.
        they are the ones who will do the gogi (cheerful dancing to welcome something new).
        Source: Vos 03R(Vos) 090

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  • See also:
    • gogi1 celebrate a successful fishing trip with a new net or canoe
    • taatate custom