varutarutaa² bit by bit

• • bit by bit
  • • quantification

  • • Example 8993:
      

      Beara kopaa varutarutaa bata rae, eara me toro ipinoo batara a tatabonata bona bebeahu na kubisi kuriraara.

      When we have cut it (the stem of the kobuu palm) open bit by bit, we must also measure its width with the length of our finger.

      Source:

      Eno 04W 026

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• See also:
  • mosi varutarutaa cut into small pieces; cut something bit by bit
  • varutaa¹ make something small