isuvu fetch water / fill a liquid (into something) / fill a container [...]

Part of Speech vt
    • fetch water
      • containers
      • Example 2540:
        Na isuvu maana bona ruene teve tea varavihi, ...
        She fetched her water in a hidden place, ...
        Source: Aro 01R 024
      • Example 2541:
        Mepaa nubunubu bata maana teo meho bon, evehee vaatoka gunaha bono kururu tea isuvu tahii.
        When morning came on the next day, he carried the bamboo on his shoulder down (to the sea) to fetch saltwater.
        Source: Mat 01E(Joy) 096-097
    • fill a liquid (into something)
      • food & drink
      • Example 2542:
        Beo vaanomo kunio, ean repaa isuvu e tea botori tean.
        When the oil is cold, you fill it into your bottle.
        Source: Joy 17W 136
    • fill a container (with water)
      • Example 1012:
        Teo bon vaahoa na kave, eara repaa isuvu to buo koopu ruene, ...
        On the day of the net launch, we fill two bamboo water containers, (then we put the herbs there ... When we go to the sea, we sprinkle the net with it.)
        Source: Eno 09W 007
      • Example 2543:
        Isuvu vai bona peha guvi,
        Now (she) filled one container (with water)
        Source: Aro 01R 075

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  • See also:
    • isuisuvu fill many containers with water or some other liquid
    • kana scoop something up; catch fish or lobsters in a net