The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value meʔe wuat

Language:
Tontemboan
Parameter:
to load, put on a cargo; name of an offering feast which newlyweds must celebrate in order to consecrate the purchase of furniture, domesticated animals, tools, etc. At the time of their marriage they are not allowed to have any of these possessions, hence sooner or later they celebrate in their still unfurnished house the ceremony of its 'furniture'. At that time relatives and friends bring an assortment of possessions (furniture, cooking utensils, domesticated animals), which at the termination of the ceremony are taken back again. At this point the sponsors of the ceremony are permitted to buy what they want [4c0be090121a31f02ed6fd9920e67854]
References
Schwarz 1908