hoa vaaoro ni push something and let it float; push something afloat

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vt - appl
Morphology hoa vaa-oro ni
Gloss push CAUS-float APPL
    • push something and let it float; push something afloat
      • motion
      • Example 2162:
        Meori paa hoa vaaoro ni bari vo teo hum to huahua kaakoo nao riori tea vagana.
        And they pushed it (i.e. the raft into the sea) and let it float to the place where they used to paddle to when they were fishing.
        Source: Aro 04E(Eno) 119-120

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  • See also:
    • busu vaoro ni throw something into the water
    • oro1 flow / drift; float; be carried by the current