kapikapis wedge

Part of Speech n2
Morphology kapi-kapisi
Gloss RED-wedge
    • wedge
      • tools & weapons
      • Example 2915:
        O kapikapis: Amaa ta naono vaarii na taraha vakavara raara mene kapis bona maa pampam na kakavei.
        The wedges: we carve all these pieces of wood to wedge them into the lashings of the kakavei net.
        Source:
        Naph 03W 031
      • Example 2916:
        Tasu vakikis amaa pampam bona maa kapikapis.
        Firmly tighten the lashings with the wedges.
        Source:
        Naph 03W 066

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kakavei fishing net on a bamboo frame
    • kapisi1 stick something somewhere; wedge something into something
    • ta naono piece of wood
    • taraha plane the surface of something; carve a piece of wood into something / shave off something; cut off thin pieces of wood