itao stern; rear of a canoe

Part of Speech

n3

• • stern; rear of a canoe
  • • boats & other means of transport

  • • Example 2545:
      

      ean repaa govara pete o hum vaa teo itao,

      Then you continue cutting the part at the stern.

      Source: Mor 04E(Eno) 026

    • Example 2546:
      

      ... ae a otei na kusu bata maana bona karavona itao teo sinivi tenam.

      ... and the man is crunching the lobster in the rear of our canoe.

      Source: Sii 06RG 388-389

    • Example 2547:
      

      Ean repaa kavuhu pete vo itao.

      And then you also spit (the ginger) to the rear of the canoe.

      Source: Aro 08E(Eno) 072

Related entries

• See also:
  • govara¹ pointed end of a canoe at the bow and the stern
  • matana² opening of the ...
  • potee¹ canoe type with a wide inside that has been imported from the Solomon Islands
  • sinivi¹ canoe with an outrigger
  • too itao person sitting at the stern of the canoe
  • itao ki sit in the back of a canoe and paddle for somebody
  • kavuhu spit
  • matana⁵ (of canoes) bow
  • matano sinivi bow of the canoe; front of the canoe
  • teo¹ at/from/in/of/on/to combined with an article