suva ni poison fish or a lagoon

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - appl
Morphology suva ni
Gloss poison.fish APPL
    • poison fish or a lagoon
      • fishing
      • Example 6714:
        Beori suva ni bari, ore paa nagu tea ruuvu,
        (The Purse-Eyed-Scads ... stay together in the same place.) When they catch them by poisoning, they get tired of diving, (because the dear ones (i.e. the fish) die in large numbers).
        Source:
        Sii 42W 064
      • Example 6715:
        Benam tau suva nia peha kopua, nam paa gono a vasu ae o ana suva.
        When we are about to poison a lagoon, we get a stone and suva roots.
        Source:
        Hel 15R 022-023

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  • See also:
    • ana suva suva root; fish poisoning root