aga outrigger; float of the outrigger of a canoe

Part of Speech n3
    • outrigger; float of the outrigger of a canoe
      • boats & other means of transport
      • Example 49:
        A Solomon he saka aga haari bari.
        The Solomon islanders do not have an outrigger on them (i.e. their canoes).
        Source: Mor 04R 130
      • Example 50:
        O naono vai o kopihoo na paku riori bono aga no sinivi.
        The kopihoo tree is used for making the float of the canoe.
        Source: Sii 17W 218

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kopihoo1 kind of tree used for making the float of an outrigger canoe
    • potee1 canoe type with a wide inside that has been imported from the Solomon Islands
    • sinivi suuna original Bougainville canoe (in contrast to imported types of canoe)
    • pam tie something up; tie something together; tie something to something