vaagaa set something afloat

Part of Speech	vt
Variant Form(s)	vaa'agaa
Morphology	va-agaa
Gloss	CAUS-float

• • set something afloat
  • • boats & other means of transport

  • • Example 2625:
      

      Merau, mea sii otei paa no kaesi gunaha bono sinivi teve, mepaa vaagaa vahaa.

      And so the man pulled his canoe down (to the sea) and let it float again.

      Source: Aro 08E(Eno) 050-051

    • Example 7857:
      

      "Bara, no kaesi vaha nao o sinivi tean, ean repaa vaagaa koa eve en rau tahii."

      "Alright, push your canoe down to the sea, then you let it float there in the sea."

      Source: Aro 08E(Eno) 136

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• See also:
  • agaa (of canoes) float; (of water) be stagnant