kaesi hiava pull a canoe up to the beach; pull a canoe ashore

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vi
Morphology kaesi hiava
Gloss pull go.up
    • pull a canoe up to the beach; pull a canoe ashore
      • boats & other means of transport
      • transfer
      • Example 2626:
        Mea sii otei paa kaesi hiava bono sinivi teve.
        And the boy pulled his canoe up. (And (he) went and climbed the coconut palm.)
        Source: Vae 01E(Eno) 045

Related entries

  • See also:
    • hiava go up (to a place in the mountains); move upwards / go up (to a place in the ocean)
    • kaesi gunaha pull something (a canoe) down to the sea
    • kaesi pull or push a canoe somewhere