A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 342

Word senses:

A ariono to araaraa ponpon ni raara ei tea vavaatoa. Na rahi maa raara rasuu, eara repaa sirisiri vabebeahu e, eara repaa varoava e. Be raka vaantee, eara repaa kisi petepete e ore bebeahu vaantee bona vagana. A iri vai to kisikisi ni raara teo kara ariono na dao raara bona saruvee, na pakupaku raara bono sinoo iana ge o sinoo pasuhupi. Eara na vakakaniva rara a buaku papana, eara repaa kisi nio kara ariono tobina. A beana ponpon hee a kara ahono. Beara tau nao tea vagana, eara toro vapopoto ni to paka pihae, eve to vadadao ponpon bata naona.
The ariono vine is used for fishing needle fish, i.e. for kite fishing. We get it from the bush, and then we tear it into long strips and dry these strips in the sun. When they are dry enough, we tie them together until they are long enough for fishing. The hook that we tie to the ariono string is called saruvee, it is made from fish bone or the bone of a flying fox. We sharpen both ends and then we fasten the ariono string in the middle. The needle fish bait is a bit of seaweed. When we are about to go fishing, we must fix a coconut frond leaf to it, this will attract the needle fish.
Source: Eno 16W 008-015