vasu peree Raw Stone; a special kind of stone that we could not identify

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n - adj
Morphology Vasu Peree
Gloss stone raw
    • Raw Stone; a special kind of stone that we could not identify
      • environment
      • Example 6286:
        Beara asi nio Vasu Peree, ore paa poroporo bara taketakepo, are paa dao eve bono rupirupi.
        When we set fire to the Raw Stones, they explode and break into many pieces, then we call them rupirupi (i.e. stones that are used in the earth oven).
        Source: Sii 48W 005-007
      • Example 9018:
        O Vasu Peree na bero rori Kekesuu.
        The raw stones are plenty at Kekesuu.
        Source: Sii 48W 002
      • Example 9019:
        O hum vai to bero nae o vasu peree, na dao raara bono Vaaraaka.
        The place where the raw stones are plenty, we call the Vaaraaka.
        Source: Sii 48W 003-004
      • Example 9020:
        A vasu peree vai he na raramun nana.
        But the raw stone has a smooth surface.
        Source: Sii 47W 075

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  • See also:
    • peree (of plants, fruit and food) raw; unripe; green
    • rupirupi stones heated over a fire and used to cook something in the earth oven