vakaha beat the water in order to drive fish into the net

Part of Speech vi
Morphology va-kaha
Gloss MULT-beat.water
    • beat the water in order to drive fish into the net
      • fishing
      • Example 8552:
        Mea naba vakaha paa hua hiava, ...
        And the water-beating crew paddled to the open sea, ...
        Source:
        Mor 03E(Eno) 054
      • Example 8553:
        Benam nao tahii enam repaa vakaha vo tea kave.
        When we go fishing, then we beat the water to drive the fish into the net.
        Source:
        SiiSen 03W 057

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  • See also:
    • kaha1 paddle (as in ploughing through a strong current) / swim forcefully