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