vatevatete chase

Part of Speech vt
Morphology vate-vatete
Gloss RED-chase
    • chase
      • unclassified
      • Example 9120:
        O kaku vagana vai o mataa tabae eara sa hua binubinu haara tea rake ge vatevatete a iana.
        This kind of fishing is very good because we do not paddle around to search for and chase the fish. (i.e. the fishing method called seige) We would just stand still waiting for them to hang in the net.
        Source: Eno 14W 013-014

Related entries

  • See also:
    • seige kind of fishing net with cowry shells attached to it
    • vatete chase a person or an animal