gago pull off the skin of a vine (in order to get the fibres and use [...]

Part of Speech vt
    • pull off the skin of a vine (in order to get the fibres and use them for fishing nets)
      • removal
      • Example 341:
        Meori paa ma hio kasuana, eori he tea gago bona ariono.
        And they came (back) and they came and sat on the beach, pulling off the skin of the ariono vine.
        Source: Sii 06RG 025
      • Example 1487:
        Meori gago vakavakavara bona ariono, meori paa gonogono bona kara vai tobina.
        And after they had completely pulled off the skin of the ariono vines, they got the fibres in the middle.
        Source: Sii 06RG 026
      • Example 1488:
        Meori paa hio kasuana, eori he tea gago bona ariono meori paa gono bono kara vaa tobina, ...
        And they sat on the beach and they were peeling off the skin of the ariono vine and they got the fibre in the middle ...
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 027-029

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  • See also:
    • ariono2 vine species used for making strings
    • kara1 vine; aerial root; string; fibre