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falatafi

[ɸa.l̪a.ˈt̪a.ɸi]

verb

LanguageWest Makian

Meaning
  1. to sift
  2. winnow
  3. to sift or winnow
  4. To separate grain from chaff by letting it fall in the wind or using a sieve.
Examples

de tafalatafi pea

I winnow rice

Pronunciationɸa.l̪a.ˈt̪a.ɸi

Part of speechverb

Usage noteCommonly used when processing harvested rice.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 6 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.