atoato catch usually with the hands / hold or get hold of many people [...]

1. • catch usually with the hands
   • • fishing

   • • Example 417:
       

       Na teitei batana amaa peha maa vuri vai to atoato koa raara a iana.

       Sometimes we just catch fish by hand. (lit. there are some times where we catch the fish by hand.)

       Source:

       Eno 16W 017

     • Example 418:
       

       Beara pipi a ruene eara repaa atoato koa rio metaono ge esuu.

       When we block the river, we catch eel and crayfish by hand.

       Source:

       Eno 16W 019

2. • hold or get hold of many people or things

   • • Example 419:
       

       Amaa kaku kamis tabae to atoato bata ameam en rasuu?

       What kinds of disease did you suffer from in the jungle? (lit What kinds of disease got hold of you in the jungle?)

       Source:

       Eno Aro 01E 029

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• See also:
  • ato¹ touch something or somebody; hold or get hold of something or somebody; grab something or somebody
  • esuu crayfish
  • metaono freshwater eel