wele paddle, carved in wood

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form wele
Proto-Form POc: *pose
Tanema Equivalent ule
Lovono Equivalent wile
    • paddle, carved in wood
      • Example 2764:
        In’ na i-waivo idi pe li-bo vilo, kuo ngatene nga pon, wele, ngaten’ abia pon na…
        He's the one who taught us how to create things with wood, how to cut canoes, how to make paddles, all those things…

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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