seige kind of fishing net with cowry shells attached to it

Part of Speech n2
    • kind of fishing net with cowry shells attached to it
      • tools & weapons
      • Example 6349:
        A kave na potee koana bona baesusu, evehee na tei me nana bono koriitoo. Na paku raara bona maa mihu kaku vagana to pakupaku raara tea maa meha maa kave.
        The net is similar to the baesusu net, but it has cowrie shells. We do all kinds of fishing with it that we do with other nets.
        Source: Eno 16W 119-120
      • Example 6350:
        Beam paa dee vuru nao a kave seige, sa paa antee haa nom tea oro, tea tabae na tei me nana bono koriitoo.
        When you took a seige, it could not float because it had cowrie shells attached to it.
        Source: Eno 16W 121
      • Example 6351:
        A kave seige, a kave bona na vavaasun riori orepaa vahakaa maa.
        The seige net, they put up this net and then they beat the water to chase the fish into the net.
        Source: VaaSen 01W 711

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  • See also:
    • seige kind of fishing net with cowry shells attached to it
    • vaasun pina put up nets to prevent the fish from swimming to the deep sea
    • hana hang; be caught
    • kave1 fishing net (general term)
    • vatevatete chase
    • vavaasun1 put up something habitually