varahirahi ni pull something back and forth

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - appl
Morphology va-rahi-rahi-ni
Gloss MULT-RED-pull APPL
    • pull something back and forth
      • transfer
      • Example 8903:
        Meori a buaku paa varahirahi ni bona sivao.
        And they, the two of them, each pulled the moon (in their direction).
        Source: Mui 01R 091
      • Example 8904:
        Me nomanai, bean tara tea sivao, ean repaa tara e subuava ae a bua beiko, to varahirahi ni rori bona sivao.
        And today, when you look at the moon, you see the old woman and the two children, who are pulling the moon into different directions.
        Source: Mui 01E(Eno) 044

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  • See also:
    • rahi1 pull something; catch something (with a string)