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

• • 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

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• 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