vamuramuraka make something soft; mash

Part of Speech vt
Morphology va-mura-muraka
Gloss CAUS-RED-soft
    • make something soft; mash
      • food & drink
      • Example 8717:
        Ean tasu vamuramuraka rakaha eve.
        You mash them.
        Source: Hel 02R 022
      • Example 8718:
        mene vamuramuraka bona ohita.
        for mashing the galip nuts.
        Source: Hel 02R 037
      • Example 8719:
        Bean tasu vamuramuraka a ohita komano kaaku, ean paa kasi tavus vahae bona anoo vai a raramun.
        When you have beaten the galip nuts inside the mortar to mash, you dig them out again with the smooth oyster shell.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 009
      • Example 8720:
        Rerau eara repaa tasu vamuramurakae bona vasu.
        Then we beat them (the leaves of the kiroko plant) soft with a stone.
        Source: Sii 39W 016

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