vaahae put something on board; take somebody on board; load something [...]

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vaa-hae
Gloss CAUS-board
    • put something on board; take somebody on board; load something into a boat or car
      • transfer
      • Example 3163:
        Beam vaahae a kavara na maa kave team, eam repaa kavara nomaa vatataonun vahaa.
        When you have put all your nets on board, you all come together again.
        Source: Sii 06RG 136-137
      • Example 7881:
        eori repaa vaahae vahaa bona maa kave vo teo sinivi,
        They will load the nets into the canoes again.
        Source: Hel 08E(Sha) 017
      • Example 7882:
        Vaahae a kave teo sinivi, eara kahi nao rara tea vaahoa nio sinivi.
        Load the net into the canoe, we are going to launch the canoe.
        Source: San 02E(Eno) 027
      • Example 7883:
        A aba tabae to paa vaahae mau e?
        What kind of person is it that he took on board?
        Source: Vae 01R 342a

Related entries

  • See also:
    • hae1 board; go on board; get into a boat or car; ride a horse / come in (of fish coming into the lagoon)
    • vavaahae pick people up; take people on board; load something
    • kaara car
    • kavara1 all; totality
    • vahae load into a canoe or vehicle; take on board
    • vatataonun gather; come together
    • vavaagunaha drop something; let something down