vahae load into a canoe or vehicle; take on board

Part of Speech vt
Variant Form(s) vaahae
Morphology va-hae
Gloss CAUS-board
    • load into a canoe or vehicle; take on board
      • transfer
      • Example 8398:
        meori paa vahae bana tea sinivi, meori vahae, meori vahae, meori vahae,
        and they loaded (the fish) into the canoes, and they loaded and loaded and loaded,
        Source: Sii 06RG 270
      • Example 8399:
        Beam vahae vakavara amaa kave team tea maa sinivi, eam repaa vatataonunu vaha vo maen.
        When you have finished putting your nets into your canoes, you gather again around here.
        Source: Sii 06E(Joy) 093-094

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  • See also:
    • hae1 board; go on board; get into a boat or car; ride a horse / come in (of fish coming into the lagoon)
    • vaahae put something on board; take somebody on board; load something into a boat or car