hihiana net needle

• • 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

Related entries

• 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