vatasu kurina mi shake hands with someone

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - n - prep
Morphology va-tasu kuri-na mi
Gloss MULT-hit hand-DEREL with
    • shake hands with someone
      • social interaction
      • Example 4434:
        Mei nana tea kaokahi bona Teapu evehee vatasu kurina mi bona abana.
        Before leaving Teop Island, however, he shook hands with the people.
        Source: Vaa Mah 06E(Eno) 079
      • Example 9082:
        mepaa ma vatasu kurina koa mi bona abana
        and (he) came here and shook hands with the men
        Source: Vaa Mah 09R 059

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  • See also:
    • vaatasu kurina shake hands; have a reconciliation ceremony; make peace