pam tie something up; tie something together; tie something to something

• • tie something up; tie something together; tie something to something
  • • unclassified

  • • Example 3470:
      

      Beara pam vakavara e, eara repaa kisi e bona sitiring.

      After we have tied them (the four hooks) together, we tie them to a string.

      Source: Eno 16W 149

    • Example 5335:
      

      Meori paa pam bari, meori paa bun bari.

      And they tied it up (the canoe) and painted it. (i.e. tied the parts of the outrigger together and tied the outrigger to the canoe)

      Source: San 02R 042

    • Example 5336:
      

      menam paa pam e bono aga

      We tied an outrigger to it (the body of the canoe).

      Source: Mor 04R 132

Related entries

• See also:
  • aga outrigger; float of the outrigger of a canoe
  • potee¹ canoe type with a wide inside that has been imported from the Solomon Islands
  • vanai² outrigger beam; poles made from the vanai tree that are used to make the outrigger of a canoe
  • pampam² bundle
  • pampam sinivi ni use something to tie up the canoe
  • tapara¹ pole in the middle of the canoe that prevents the sides of the canoe moving inside
  • tapara² fix the poles inside the canoe
  • vapampam ni tie something (a string or rope) somewhere