tara rakerake search for something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vt - vt
Morphology tara rake-rake
Gloss look RED-search
    • search for something
      • fishing
      • Example 2243:
        Beara suguna tea hum hovohovo iobo, eara repaa taneo tea tara rakerake bata riori.
        When we arrive at the place where the sea-sausages move underground, we start searching for them. (lit. arrive at the sea-sausage entering place)
        Source: Hel 07E(Sha) 006
      • Example 6091:
        Beara tau vagana haopi, eara repaa tara rakerake bata o sii vahara vasu, beori ravun vaa tea vaakororovi rori.
        When we are going to fish haopi, we search for little stones being heaped up in a circle. (lit. if they are heaped up ...)
        Source: Hel 09E(Sha) 006
      • Example 6889:
        Beara rake tea paku o potee, eara toro tagihu roho rasuu tea tara rakerake to naono vai to mataa nana tea paku bono potee.
        When we want to make a potee canoe, we must first go into the bush to look for a tree that is good for making the potee canoe.
        Source: Mor 04E(Eno) 004

Related entries

  • See also:
    • haopi kind of wrasse
    • iobo sea-sausage
    • potee1 canoe type with a wide inside that has been imported from the Solomon Islands