popoura¹ baton used to beat and kill the fish that are caught in the net

Part of Speech

n2

• • baton used to beat and kill the fish that are caught in the net
  • • tools & weapons

  • • Example 5830:
      

      Amaa aba vai he to paa hanau teo mata kave na asun ri raara bono popoura.

      The ones that hang in the meshes of the net, we kill them with the popoura baton.

      Source: Eno 12W 017

    • Example 5831:
      

      Popoura. A bero amaa vuri na pakupaku raara bono boon.

      Baton. Often the baton for beating fish is made of mangrove wood.

      Source: Eno 16W 090-091

Related entries

• See also:
  • asun beat somebody up; kill / destroy
  • mata kave mesh of a fishing net