Be mahaka, ean repaa nana manae. Matatopo vai tea karem anie, ean re vaatei amaa sikiri. Be kavara ean repaa vahoa nie tahii tea tahitahi.
When it (the koverau bamboo) is dry, you eventually warm it over the fire. Now you have prepared it for scraping (its bottom), and then you put the spikes on it. When (it is) finished, you use it for the first time in the sea for spearing fish.