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.

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