-wari² turn over, turn around (something)

Part of Speech	vt
Inflection Class	I_P
Pronunciation	[C/a-]ˈwari
Borrowed Word	Austronesian, PMP *balik ‘reverse, turn around’ (ACD). Certainly a seperate borrowing event from that of -wari 'return, go back'. [Blust and Trussel ongoing]

• • turn over, turn around (something)

  • • Example 764:
      

      Ma lèle gèwarite medi bong ayang legeti.

      The pot is turned upside down and then placed on top of the stump.

    • Example 1267:
      

      Naida ma lèle gèwari.

      I turned the pot upside down.

Related entries

• See also:
  • legèwari do (something) in return, do the same thing back to someone as was done to one's self
  • mi- -wari join in, fall in with an arrangement
  • -taing³ return home from (a location)