vavovohu dress oneself or somebody else with the traditional women's belt

Part of Speech vi/vt/vd
Morphology va-vo-vohu
Gloss CAUS-RED-wear.belt
    • dress oneself or somebody else with the traditional women's belt
      • clothing & grooming
      • Example 6797:
        eori repaa vavovohu bona beiko bona maa taba avuavuhu vaa rasuu
        they put a belt of fragrant things from the jungle on the child
        Source:
        Kor 01E(Eno) 028
      • Example 8845:
        A moon vavovohu koa me vapaku vamatamataa.
        The woman just put on a belt and dressed herself up nicely.
        Source:
        Aro 11E(Eno) 025
      • Example 8847:
        Subunubu kahi vavovohu rori bona beiko, vapaku rori bona beiko matana tobara.
        The next day they would put belts on the child, dress up the child in front of the men´s group.
        Source:
        Kor 01R 026
      • Example 9240:
        tea tabae a moon paa vavovohu vamatamataa kurus nau .
        because the woman had made herself look very nice with a belt.
        Source:
        Aro 11E(Eno) 038
      • Example 9241:
        Vavovohu ori bona maa vavovohu vaa vaan, a kara kuriri, ae amaa taba vaa avuavuhu.
        They put on her traditional belts, shell money strings and fragrant things.
        Source:
        Iar 02E(Eno) 051

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