toraaraa axe

Part of Speech

n2

• • axe
  • • tools & weapons

  • • Example 2552:
      

      Na koro nana bona komano sinivi, na ius ni nana bona toraaraa,

      (He) carves the inside of the canoe out, (he) uses the axe,

      Source: Mor 04R 033-034

    • Example 3773:
      

      Be poana vakavara bona, eove repaa koro bona bona toraaraa ae a rom.

      When he has sliced off the upper part of the log, he carves the inside with an axe and a hoe.

      Source: Mor 04E(Eno) 011

    • Example 7652:
      

      Mepaa gono bona toraaraa, o taapeau, o vuhun.

      And he took the axe, the spear, the bow.

      Source: Nah 01E(Joy) 015

Related entries

• See also:
  • koro¹ cut out the inside of a canoe, a mortar, or the stem of a sago palm; gouge out (a canoe)
  • rom³ hoe for chopping wood
  • varu toraaraa axe handle