hovu1 dig out sea-sausages; dig into the sand with a stick

Part of Speech vt
    • dig out sea-sausages; dig into the sand with a stick
      • fishing
      • Example 1545:
        A hovu ei beara huu nio pusu hiovu komano kasuana to tei nae o iobo, eara repaa gegu tavus mae.
        Digging out sea-sausages means that we stick the digging stick into the ground where the sea-sausage stays. And then we pull it out.
        Source:
        Eno 16W 038
      • Example 2244:
        O iobo na tei vakikis nana, hovu vahabana nao.
        The sea-sausage sticks firmly (in the sand), try again to dig it out with the stick.
        Source:
        Eno 16W 039
      • Example 2245:
        Beara hovu o puhuku kakaamuru, are paa vurahe o pipihoi.
        When we dig into the heaps of white sand, we find the pipihoi (inedible sea-sausage)
        Source:
        Sii 51W 006

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