huu ni inject; push a long and thin thing like a stick, the stalk of a [...]

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - appl
Morphology huu ni
Gloss insert APPL
    • inject; push a long and thin thing like a stick, the stalk of a flower or a needle into something
      • fishing
      • transfer
      • 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 2374:
        Eara na kisi ni rara a vasu teo peho paka pihae, eara repaa huu koa nia iri teo peho punete paka pihae eara repaa vaagunaha e.
        We tie a stone into the leaf of a coconut frond and then we insert the hook into one edge of the coconut frond and let it go down.
        Source: Eno 16W 140
      • Example 2375:
        Bea aba kamis, e neesi toro rake bono karao vaa kurinae ore paa huu ni bono marasin.
        When a person is sick, the nurse would search for the vein in his arm and inject the medicine.
        Source: SiiSen 2012W 010

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