hua taviri paddle around something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - vt
Morphology hua taviri
Gloss paddle go.around
    • paddle around something
      • motion
      • spatial relations
      • Example 2276:
        O sinivi repaa hua taviri bono pata iana, bea meha aba rurun gunaha bata ni nana bona kave.
        The canoe then paddles around the school of fish, while the other man (who is still sitting in the canoe) drops the net down.
        Source:
        Eno 12W 012
      • Example 2277:
        Me hua, hua me hua, me hua taviri bana bono naena.
        And (he) paddled, paddled and paddled, and again paddled around the point.
        Source:
        Vae 01E(Eno) 157

Related entries

  • See also:
    • naena point of land; edge of land
    • taviri go in circle; go around somebody or something; surround something