matana5 (of canoes) bow

Part of Speech n3
Morphology mata-na
Gloss front-DEREL
    • (of canoes) bow
      • boats & other means of transport
      • Example 1977:
        Teo potee, o buaku koa o vanai, o peho matana, o meho he itao.
        As for the potee, there are only two outrigger beams, one near the bow, and one near the stern.
        Source: Mor 04E(Eno) 044
      • Example 2088:
        A moon na hio nana matana.
        A woman was sitting at the bow.
        Source: Aro 08R 086

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