poto grab something or catch something with one's hands

• • grab something or catch something with one's hands
  • • fishing

  • • Example 1008:
      

      A genun na gono raara tea sunuu tea bon. Tea roava he na poto koa raara.

      We catch the genun parrotfish by torch fishing at night. During the day we catch it with our hands.

      Source:

      SiiSen 03W 182 rev by Ond

    • Example 1554:
      

      Genunu to poto bata nom nam teo pesuu,

      The genun parrotfish we catch by hand in the brown sea weed.

      Source:

      Sii 47W 091

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• See also:
  • ato¹ touch something or somebody; hold or get hold of something or somebody; grab something or somebody