araaraa ni use something for angling

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - appl
Morphology ara-araa ni
Gloss RED-angle APPL
    • use something for angling
      • fishing
      • Example 292:
        Nabunuu roho eara a ta Teapu na araaraa nia maa kaku iri teara komana vai - a mataniva, a nasi to rooroto aasun ni raara, ae a saruvee, ei to araara ponpon ni raara bara a vanima.
        In the past we Teop people angled with our own different kinds of hooks - the mataniva, the nasi that we used for catching tuna, and the saruvee that we used for angling the ponpon needlefish, and the vanima (that is used for kite fishing).
        Source: Eno 21W 008
      • Example 293:
        Ariono. Eve to araaraa ponpon ni raara ei tea vavaatoa.
        Fishing line made of ariono vine. It is used for ponpon fishing, i.e. for kite fishing.
        Source: Eno 16W 008
      • Example 294:
        A saruvee to araaraa ponpon ni raara, a nasi to araaraa aasun ni raara.
        The saruvee-hook is used for angling ponpon, the nasi-hook for angling tuna.
        Source: Eno 16W 115

Related entries

  • See also:
    • araa1 angle; catch fish with a fishing rod and a fishing line
    • ariono2 vine species used for making strings
    • nasi hook for tuna fishing
    • saruvee kind of fishhook
    • vavaatoa2 fish with a kite