tiaume “canoe notch”: notch carved on each side of a canoe hull, meant [...]

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form tjaume
Variant Form(s) tiame
    • “canoe notch”: notch carved on each side of a canoe hull, meant to attach a rope when dragging (~katei, ~iui) the canoe on land towards the sea
      • Naut
      • 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
      • Example 2452:
        Li-toe kuo wako, li-ajau tiame wako, i-viñi dapa gete iape i-ko “Wako le-le le-katei.”
        Once they had carved the canoe, once they had carved the notches, he told his youngsters: “Alright, let's drag it now!”

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  • See also:
    • kuo canoe, esp. traditional canoe made of a single trunk, with no outrigger / boat, ship, from other cultures / “canoe tree”: k.o. tree (unidentified), traditionally chosen for making canoes – hence its name