vagana ni use something for fishing; go fishing with something

Part of Speech vt.constr
MWE Structure vi - appl
Morphology vagana ni
Gloss go.fishing APPL
    • use something for fishing; go fishing with something
      • fishing
      • Example 3187:
        Kavekave. O vuri vai beara nao tea vagana nia kave.
        Netting. The time when we go fishing with a net.
        Source: Eno 16W 068-069
      • Example 5958:
        A bero amaa vuri na rahi koa ri raara tea bon, beara vagana ni raara o raama.
        We often catch them (Purse-Eyed Scads) in the night, when we go fishing with a lamp.
        Source: Eno 20W 016-017
      • Example 8353:
        "... beori vagana ni maa bono kave baoru."
        "... when they were fishing with a bamboo-frame net."
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 102

Related entries

  • See also:
    • kave1 fishing net (general term)
    • kave baoru fishing net that is tied to a bent bamboo pole; bamboo frame net
    • raama lamp
    • rahi1 pull something; catch something (with a string)