~ngago tie, bind ‹rope, string+› / tie ‹belt, clothing› around o.'s [...]

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

1. • tie, bind ‹rope, string+›

   • • Example 1890:
       

       Li-ngago woworo awoiu ka li-kila li-ko nuduro.

       We tie together rattan stems, and call it a nuduro1 (scareline).

     • Example 1941:
       

       Kape le-ngago moboro se tiaume peini kuo.

       We fasten a rope to the hooks of the canoe.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003350#S16

2. • tie ‹belt, clothing› around o.'s body

   Sense Comment

   esp

   • • Example 1942:
       

       Ni-la bele vilo, ni-ngago ñe waluko ene.

       I took a bark cloth and wrapped it around my thighs.

3. • string ‹a bow› for shooting; hence bend ‹bow›

   • • Example 1943:
       

       Pon i-la visone iape i-ka i-ngago. I-ngago wako, i-la puro kula i-vio ne waluko.

       He took his bow, and strung it. Once he'd bent it, he tied a few arrows around his hip.

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S32

Related entries

• See also:
  • tenuro thick fibres composing the husk of a coconut / rope, traditionally made by braiding together coconut fibres
  • visone bow, a weapon used with arrows (puro, diro)