vaasun pina ni put up something so that it blocks the way

Part of Speech vd.constr
MWE Structure vt - adv - appl
Morphology vaa-sun pina ni
Gloss CAUS-stand blocking APPL
    • put up something so that it blocks the way
      • fishing
      • transfer
      • Comment <Eno 14W 007> is the only example with the applicative particle in a ditransitive construction.
      • Example 1190:
        Beara suguna, eara repaa busu nia kave, eara repaa rahi ge vaasun pina nie bona hanana teo iana.
        When we arrive, we throw the net, then we pull it or put it up so that it blocks the way of the fish.
        Source: Eno 14W 007

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  • See also:
    • vatanaa pina put out nets and prevent the fish from swimming away
    • busu ni throw something; abandon something