vanai2 outrigger beam; poles made from the vanai tree that are used to [...]

Part of Speech n3
    • outrigger beam; poles made from the vanai tree that are used to make the outrigger of a canoe
      • boats & other means of transport
      • Example 1977:
        Teo potee, o buaku koa o vanai, o peho matana, o meho he itao.
        As for the potee, there are only two outrigger beams, one near the bow, and one near the stern.
        Source: Mor 04E(Eno) 044

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  • See also:
    • potee1 canoe type with a wide inside that has been imported from the Solomon Islands
    • pam tie something up; tie something together; tie something to something