hihiana net needle

Part of Speech n3
    • net needle
      • tools & weapons
      • Example 2034:
        O hihiana a sii ta koopu ge e ta koverau to vaakakaniva raara mene huha bona kave.
        The net needle is a small piece of koopu or koverau bamboo that we have sharpened for tying the fishing net.
        Source: fieldnotes Eno 2012
      • Example 2035:
        A kanono tean a matatopo, ean viru vai a kanono tea hihiana.
        Your string is prepared, you wind the string now around the net needle.
        Source: Naph 03W 058-059

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  • See also:
    • kakavei fishing net on a bamboo frame
    • kave1 fishing net (general term)
    • viru roll something up; wind a string around something
    • viru ni twist a string around something