vavaatei put something always somewhere

Part of Speech vt
Variant Form(s) vavaatii
Morphology va-vaa-tei
Gloss RED-CAUS-be.there
    • put something always somewhere
      • transfer
      • Example 5756:
        ... mepaa vaakopo taono bona bona nahu kepaa teo poa vavaatei nahu teve.
        ... and covered it up (i.e. a piece of clay) with a clay pot on the bench where she stored her pots.
        Source: Iar 02E(Eno) 007
      • Example 9196:
        A aba vai koa a sipoana to vavaatei kiriori bono avuin.
        Only the blessed person gets the avuin nose jewelry. (lit. (It is) only the blessed person whom they put the nose jewelry on.)
        Source: Sii 51W 067

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