too gunagunaha fisherman who walks in the water holding the net; down-stepper; [...]

Part of Speech n2.constr
MWE Structure n - vi
Morphology too guna-gunaha
Gloss person RED-go.down
    • fisherman who walks in the water holding the net; down-stepper; net-setter
      • persons
      • Example 3420:
        ... ean paa kiri koa a iana, o nou tea too vahakaa, ae o nou tea too gunagunaha.
        (When you get home) you have to divide the fish (into two heaps), a heap for the beater and a heap for the net-setter.
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 205-207
      • Example 5677:
        A bua too gunagunaha repaa vakao vatatana mi bono buo punete kave, o iana repaa pino en komana kave.
        Two fishermen, the down steppers, walk together in the water, each holding one edge of the net, and then the fish are trapped inside the net.
        Source: Eno 16W 182

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kiri1 distribute; divide and deal something out (bride price, food)
    • nou2 heap
    • too1 person
    • too vahakaa beater; fisherman who beats the surface of the water to chase the fish into a net