saruvee kind of fishhook

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of fishhook
      • tools & weapons
      • Example 2528:
        A iri to kisikisi ni raara teo kara ariono na dao raara bona saruvee, na pakupaku raara bono sinoo iana ge sinoo pasuhupi.
        The hook that we tie to the ariono string is called saruvee, it is made from fish bone or the bone of a flying fox.
        Source: Eno 16W 012
      • Example 6341:
        A saruvee to araaraa ponpon ni raara, a nasi to araara aasun ni raara. A saruvee na pakupaku raara bona sinoo iana gea sinoo pasuhupi, a nasi hee na pakupaku raara bona kehaa to dao raara bona ahaahavuin.
        The saruvee is used for angling ponpon needle fish, the nasi-hook for angling tuna. The saruvee is made from fish bone or the bone of flying foxes, the nasi (hook) is made from a shell that we call ahaahavuin. "
        Source: Eno 16W 114-116
      • Example 6342:
        Ean paa gono vahoara mau kamanaa a saruvee, enaa tau nao tea vavaatoa.
        You accidently got a saruvee for me, I am going to go kite fishing.
        Source: Eno 16W 117

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  • See also:
    • iri fishhook
    • matanima hook of the fishing kite
    • araaraa ni use something for angling
    • araaraa ponpon ni use something for angling needlefish
    • mataniva y-shaped fishing hook made from the midrib of a sago palm leaf or a little y-shaped piece of wood with sticky spiderwebs wrapped around the hook / spiderwebs used as baits