hua pina paddle and block the route (of fish)

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vi - adv
Morphology hua pina
Gloss paddle blocking.the.way
    • paddle and block the route (of fish)
      • motion
      • fishing
      • Example 2273:
        Erau, a naba huahua pina, ore paa hua pina bata maari.
        And so the team paddling around and thus stopping the fish from escaping, they were paddling along stopping the fish from escaping.
        Source: Sii 06RG 227
      • Example 2274:
        "Be kavara, a naba huuhua repaa hua pina maa, beori vahaka bata maari."
        "When (it) is finished, the paddlers paddle here to make a blockade, while hitting the surface of the water."
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 133

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  • See also:
    • pina stopping; holding fast; blocking