hihi kahi pull or peel the bark or fibres off a tree or vine

Part of Speech vd.constr
MWE Structure vt - prep
Morphology hihi kahi
Gloss pull.off from
    • pull or peel the bark or fibres off a tree or vine
      • removal
      • Example 2033:
        O ogaoga na kave he na paku raara bono naono no baneo to paa hihi kahi vuara bona kapa nae.
        The floats of the (turtle) net, however, we make from the wood of the breadfruit tree from which we have removed its bark.
        Source: Eno 08W 032

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