vanaanaha3 betelnut chewing (custom)

Part of Speech n3
Morphology va-naa-naha
Gloss MULT-RED-chew
    • betelnut chewing (custom)
      • culture
      • Example 8745:
        beori kahi paku voen kahi vavahio rori, toro paku bono vanaanaha,
        when they do it like this, they are going to marry, they must do the betelnut chewing,
        Source: Daa 01R 220-221
      • Example 8746:
        a maa meha maa kaku vavahio vaa teo vanaanaha,
        the other kinds of marriage customs like the betelnut chewing
        Source: Daa 01R 217

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  • See also:
    • naha chew betel nuts (together with pepper and lime) or similar nuts