vakirikiri ni distribute something; divide something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - appl
Morphology va-kiri-kiri ni
Gloss MULT-RED-distribute APPL
    • distribute something; divide something
      • transfer
      • social interaction
      • Example 4692:
        Murina pae vakavara ori bona mate, eori repaa vakirikiri mana ni bona pasu.
        After they have buried the dead body, they will eventually divide the pasu among themselves.
        Source: Sii 23W 021
      • Example 8620:
        ... pasi vakirikiri ni rori, beori tau nao.
        ... they will distribute it (bride price) when they are about to go.
        Source: Daa 01R 154

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  • See also:
    • kiri1 distribute; divide and deal something out (bride price, food)
    • pasu3 compensation, i.e. money or valuables that the woman's clan pay to her husband's clan when he has died as a compensation for all the work he has done for the woman and their children. When later the woman has died, the man's clay pays the "compensation" back.