~ago¹ spear ‹fish+› / shoot ‹s.o., s.th.› using bow [...]

Part of Speech	verb, transitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)aᵑgo

1. • spear ‹fish+›

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~wete

   • • Example 108:
       

       Ni-ago namuko i-kovi.

       I speared a fish but it escaped.

2. • shoot ‹s.o., s.th.› using bow (visone) and arrow (puro)

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   ~wete

   • • Example 109:
       

       La-le lai-ago telupe?

       Shall we go pigeon-hunting?

     • Example 110:
       

       Basavono po le-ko li-ago idi, li-katei puro i-ke ka li-ago.

       When you want to shoot someone, you draw out an arrow and shoot.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ~ago² strike (s.o., s.th.: ñe) using a long object
• See also:
  • ~abu³ hit, strike ‹s.th., s.o.›, typic. with o.'s hands / have an impact upon ‹s.th., s.o.›, affect / play ‹musical instrument› using hands / kill, slay, murder ‹s.o.› / kill ‹animal›, hence hunt, fish+
  • ~oma fish or forage for seafood
  • ~sali¹ release ‹s.th. which was blocked or tense›, let go of / untie, release ‹s.th.› / shoot ‹gun, tekipa› by releasing the trigger