bonaa hoohoo trapping basket; a fishing basket woven from coconut midribs and [...]

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n - vt
Morphology bonaa hoohoo
Gloss basket trap
    • trapping basket; a fishing basket woven from coconut midribs and used for catching tiny fish in rocks in the reefy areas; the "bonaa hoohoo" is carried on the right side on a belt.
      • containers
      • Example 1035:
        A bonaa hoohoo a sii rutaa, a bonaa iobo he a beera. A bonaa hoohoo mene vagana bona vahara kunkun, a bonaa iobo hee mene vagana iobo.
        The trapping-basket is small, whereas the sea-sausage basket is big. The trapping-basket is for fishing little kunkun fish, but the sea-sausage basket for fishing sea saugages.
        Source: Eno 16W 030-031
      • Example 1036:
        Dee maa a bonaa hoohoo, enaa re hoohoo o genun.
        Get the hoohoo fishing basket and trap the parrot fish.
        Source: Sii 51W 084

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  • See also:
    • genun kind of parrotfish
    • hoohoo trap fish in the hoohoo-basket
    • iobo sea-sausage
    • kunkun chromis; kind of damselfish
    • vabibiinoo ni carry (a basket on the side)
    • vin plait something (baskets, mats)