dee gunaha carry something down; get something down

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vi
Morphology dee gunaha
Gloss carry go.down
    • carry something down; get something down
      • transfer
      • spatial relations
      • Example 1256:
        eara repaa dee gunaha vo tahii,
        And then we carry it (the pig) down to the sea.
        Source: Eno 10E(Eno) 021
      • Example 1257:
        Na pakupaku raara bona kanono ae a iri ae sa taba sa ponisi mene dee gunaha bona kanono.
        We do it (the vavaaiku fishing) with a string and a hook and something heavy to get the string down.
        Source: Eno 15W 002

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  • See also:
    • gunaha go or come down; go or come down from the mountains to the beach / come ashore
    • iri fishhook
    • kanono string (traditionally made of plant material)
    • vavaaiku2 fishing in the deep sea with a fishing line dragged along as the fisherman is paddling the canoe