vakakaniva sharpen something

• • sharpen something
  • • unclassified

  • • Example 47:
      

      Nomana a pusu hiovu na paku riori bona maa hum aeana vai a bebeahu. Na karem vakakaniva riori bona maa soo aeana.

      Today the (coconut) husker is made from a long piece of iron. It is sharpened with an iron saw.

      Source: Joy 17W 064

    • Example 3065:
      

      Eara repaa karem vakakaniva a peha papana.

      Then we sharpen one side. (i.e. a piece of mangrove wood used for husking coconuts)

      Source: Joy 17W 055

    • Example 8566:
      

      Eara na vakakaniva rara a bua papana, eara repaa kisi nio kara ariono tobina.

      We sharpen both ends and then we fasten the ariono string in the middle. (i.e. both ends of a bone used as a hook)

      Source: Eno 16W 013

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• See also:
  • ariono² vine species used for making strings
  • karem scrape something so that it gets a sharp end (typically a piece of wood)
  • kakaniva sharp; pointed