rapisi1 long bush knife
| Part of Speech | n3 |
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- long bush knife
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- tools & weapons
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Example 412:
Source: Sii 26W 049-050A kurina otei na ato bata ni nana bono sunuu, bea meha papana ato bata ni nana bono rapisi geo tahitahi.The man held the torch in one hand, and the knife or the spear in the other. (lit. The man's hand held the torch while the other one held the knife or the spear.) -
Example 2317:
Source: VaaSen 01W 044O rapis na hukepe nana tea takinima.The knife is sticking in the bamboo wall. -
Example 6072:
Source: Eno 16W 124Eara na antee rara tea paku e namana teo sinivi ge tea hana tataana tea maa kopua beara pita bata koara, beara mosi batara o iana bono rapisi.We can do it (the torch fishing) in the ocean in the canoe or in the pools while walking on the reef at low tide by cutting the fish with a knife.
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