pipi stop something; block something (e.g. a river)

Part of Speech vt
    • stop something; block something (e.g. a river)
      • unclassified
      • Example 418:
        Beara pipi a ruene eara repaa atoato koa rio metaono ge esuu.
        When we block the river, we catch eel and crayfish by hand.
        Source:
        Eno 16W 019
      • Example 5683:
        Na gonogono kaakoo mi raara ei beara pipi a ruene ge tea araa.
        It (the rokoita) is caught by blocking the river or by angling with a fishing rod.
        Source:
        Eno 20W 060

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