vanou pile things up

Part of Speech vt
Morphology va-nou
Gloss CAUS-heap
    • pile things up
      • transfer
      • Example 5881:
        Beara vanou o vasu ore puhuku hiava, na dao raara bono maavu.
        When we pile up stones so that they are heaped up, we call it maavu.
        Source: Sii 42W 057
      • Example 8788:
        Meori kabuu vanou ni bari.
        And they harvested them in heaps. (lit. harvested (and) piles them up)
        Source: Sia 01E(Joy) 167
      • Example 8789:
        Paa gono vanou kasi ni mau ori teo meho bon to paa nao koa vori tea siki,
        They probably gathered them the day before (lit, got (and) piled them up), they just went to crack them.
        Source: Vaa Mah 01R 140

Related entries

  • See also:
    • nou4 piled up in a heap; be together
    • maavu heap of stones piled up in the sea near the beach to catch fish
    • nou2 heap