vakakaku vuhun the breaking of bows, a reconciliation ceremony

Part of Speech n3.constr
MWE Structure vt - n
Morphology va-ka-kaku vuhun
Gloss MULT-RED-break bow
    • the breaking of bows, a reconciliation ceremony
      • culture
      • Example 8231:
        O peho kaku vaatasu kurina to pakupaku sana bata maa nam a ta Bougainville, ei o vakakaku vuhun.
        One way of making peace (lit. shaking hands) that is practiced by us, the people of Bougainville, is "the breaking of bows".
        Source:
        Mah 13E(Eno) 422-423
      • Example 8564:
        A bua papana na vaakakaku vuhun roho, ...
        The two sides had done the "breaking of bows" before, ...
        Source:
        Mah 13E(Eno) 139
      • Example 8565:
        O vakakaku vuhun he kou na paku vonaen: ...
        The breaking-the-bows-ceremony is like this: ...
        Source:
        Mah 13E(Eno) 430

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