makaree fishing spear made of koverau-bamboo

Part of Speech n3
    • fishing spear made of koverau-bamboo
      • tools & weapons
      • Example 2424:
        Meha papana rahi batari bona ibun iana to paa tahi vori tea maa makaree teori.
        Others pull the strings with the fish that they have speared with their spears.
        Source: Hel 08E(Sha) 019
      • Example 4063:
        O makaree na tahitahi ri raara bona maamihu kaku iana, ei irihi, a barii, a pereperee, kobuha ae amaa meha kaku iana vai to ante ri noman tea vurahe tahii.
        With the fishing spear we spear all kinds of fish at the edge of the reef, the barii drummer, the Green-Finned Parrotfish, the kobuha parrotfish, and other kinds of fish that you find in the sea.
        Source: Eno 16W 083
      • Example 4064:
        O koverau na paku raara bono makaree mene tahitahi iana teara. Beara nao tea mosi koverau, eara toro viana batara amaa koverau vai to totobin nana. Dee voosu maa o koverau, are paa ma tahi vatopo nie rapana inu ore mahaka. Be mahaka, ean repaa nana manae. Matatopo vai tea karem anie, ean re vaatei amaa sikiri. Rerau ean repaa pam o makaree tean. Be kavara ean repaa vaahoa nie tahii tea tahitahi.
        The koverau bamboo, we make our spear for spearing fish from it. When we go to cut koverau bamboo, we must choose koverau bamboos that are straight. (When we have) brought the koverau bamboo home, we stab it into the ground near the house to dry. When it is dry, you eventually warm it over the fire. Now you have prepared it for sharpening, and then you put the spikes on it. Then you lash the spear (fasten the spikes with a string). When (it is) finished, you use it for the first time in the sea for spearing fish.
        Source: Sii 26W 024-030

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  • See also:
    • sikiri1 spike / strong thin bamboo fishing spear with about six small, thin pieces of iron at one end
    • tahi spear something
    • tahitahi1 spear something
    • tahitahi2 spear used for fishing or hunting
    • ibun iana fish thread
    • karem scrape something so that it gets a sharp end (typically a piece of wood)
    • koverau kind of bamboo, smaller and stronger than common bamboo; grows in clusters and is used for making fishing spears and hooks
    • kuihaa silverside
    • misimisi kind of pufferfish
    • sapirin bounce back
    • vaatopo stick something (somewhere)