Dictionaria -

A multifunctional Teop-English dictionary: Example 5760

Word senses:

poana slice off the upper part of a log when carving a canoe; cut off slices of wood from the log when carving the bow of a canoe

A vaamatana ei a poana vai teo tete, ore poana vamatamataa maa bari.

The making of the bow, this is cutting slices off the log, so that they diligently cut off slices from it (lit. very well).

Source: Tah 02R 032