vavaahae pick people up; take people on board; load something

• • pick people up; take people on board; load something
  • • transfer

  • • Example 5353:
      

      A kave vaa nabunuu na dao riori bona a kave baoru. Meori vavaahae bari tea panasu, ei kou na hiki to sinivi, na toku rori tea paku sinivi.

      The nets of the past were called kave baoru. And they loaded them onto the rafts, because they did not have a canoe, they did not know how to make canoes.

      Source: San 02R 006-008

    • Example 9153:
      

      "Meori vavaahae bata amanam."

      "And they came and picked us up."

      Source: Sii 03R 365

    • Example 9154:
      

      Meori vavaahae ri bona maa abana.

      And they let the men come on board.

      Source: Sii 06RG 412

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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