kuna vanavana hunting spear; shooting spike
| Part of Speech | n3.constr |
| MWE Structure | n - vt |
| Morphology | kuna vana-vana |
| Gloss | spike RED-hunt |
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- hunting spear; shooting spike
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- tools & weapons
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Example 3885:
Source: Eno 16W 104A ruuvu ei beara ena batara tahii, eara repaa ruuvuruuvu bata mi rara o kuna vanavana tea tahi o iana.Diving is when we are swimming in the sea and then dive with a shooting spike to spear a fish. -
Example 3886:
Source: Eno 11W 154-156A misimisi a kapa toutou. Sa rakerake vira haa raara tea gono, evehee beara rake e, na tahi koa raara bono makaree ge o kuna vanavana ei tea ruuvu.A misimisi pufferfish has a spiky skin. We do not want to get it very much, but if we want it, we spear it with the fishing spear or the hunting spear when we dive. -
Example 3887:
Source: Eno 11W 177-178O peepesu na atoato bata koari raara tea masi ge tea maa hum kakaamuru ge na antee ri raara tea tahi bono kuna vanavana ge makaree.We catch the peepesu flounder with our hands in the reef or in the places with white sand, or we can spear it with the hunting spike or the bamboo fishing spear.
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