vapaku1 dress (somebody) up

Part of Speech vi/vt
Morphology va-paku
Gloss MULT-do
    • dress (somebody) up
      • clothing & grooming
      • Example 8845:
        A moon vavovohu koa me vapaku vamatamataa.
        The woman just put on a belt and dressed herself up nicely.
        Source: Aro 11E(Eno) 025
      • Example 8846:
        Paa vapaku bona beiko
        (They) dress up the child (for the ceremony)
        Source: Kor 01R 030
      • Example 8847:
        Subunubu kahi vavovohu rori bona beiko, vapaku rori bona beiko matana tobara.
        The next day they would put belts on the child, dress up the child in front of the men´s group.
        Source: Kor 01R 026

Related entries

  • Main Entry:
    • paku2 make something; make something from something; make something into something
  • See also:
    • paku2 make something; make something from something; make something into something