diro arrow, dart, used in hunting (opp. puro, arrow used in [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ⁿdiro

• • arrow, dart, used in hunting (opp. puro, arrow used in warfare)

  Encyclopedic Info

  Techn: Hunting arrows diro are made with the midrib of a sago leaf (iadiro peini otovo). Being made of a single piece, they have a simpler design than combat arrows puro.

  • • Example 595:
      

      Diro, li-le ne ngogoro li-avi otovo; awoiu li-la iadiro peini, li-bo diro.

      You go to the bush, collect sago leaves; take out their midribs, and sharpen them into darts.

    • Example 596:
      

      Pe li-wete telupe, u-avi visone ka u-iui diro i-le i-wete ini.

      When you hunt pigeons, you bend your bow, and let the arrow fly and hit it.

Related entries

• Is Part of:
  • mata diro tip of arrow
• See also:
  • visone bow, a weapon used with arrows (puro, diro)