vapepeana2 preoccupy; keep somebody busy; give someone something to do

Part of Speech vt
Morphology va-pe-peana
Gloss CAUS-RED-busy
    • preoccupy; keep somebody busy; give someone something to do
      • unclassified
      • Example 8875:
        tea tabae eam toro ma paku ta kiu, ore vapepeana bona vaan vai.
        because you must come and establish some work, so that it will preoccupy this village here.
        Source:
        Mor 01R 610-611
      • Example 8876:
        Eve to vapepeana bau roho bene Mr. Alee.
        It was him who, I think, had employed Mr. Alee before.
        Source:
        Vaa Mah 09R 121

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  • See also:
    • peana2 be busy (doing something)