agaa (of canoes) float; (of water) be stagnant

Part of Speech vi
    • (of canoes) float; (of water) be stagnant
      • motion
      • Example 51:
        Eara na agaa bata koara beara tatasu bata koa ni naora a kanono. Bea iana koto maa, eara repaa rahie.
        We are floating (in the canoe) when we cast a line. When the fish bites, we pull it up.
        Source: Eno 16W 002
      • Example 52:
        na vahuhu rori tea maa nama ruene vai to agaa nana
        they (the toads) lay their eggs into stagnant fresh water pools
        Source: Sii 44W 034

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