vanaanaha1 chew betelnuts together

Part of Speech vi
Morphology va-naa-naha
Gloss MULT-RED-chew.betelnut
    • chew betelnuts together
      • culture
      • culture
      • Example 7381:
        Eori re paa vanaanaha. A bua vuaba to vanaanaha rori, saka kavara riori haana, na taviana bata koari ve.
        And they (boy's and girl's relatives) will chew betelnuts together. The two clans that chew betelnut together, not all of them, they are selected.
        Source: Kae 01R 007
      • Example 8742:
        Tea vavahio na vanaanaha koari.
        At the wedding they just chew betelnut together.
        Source: Tah 01R 053

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  • See also:
    • naha chew betel nuts (together with pepper and lime) or similar nuts
    • sua3 uncle (mother's brother)