vavaaiku1 swing to and fro

Part of Speech vi
Morphology va-vaa-iku
Gloss RED-CAUS-swing
    • swing to and fro
      • motion
    • Comment autocausative
      • Example 5861:
        Eara repaa vaagunaha a kanono, vaantee koa tobina, eara repaa vaabunobuno koa ni rae a kanono, a beana re potee voen na vavaaiku nana.
        Then we let the string down, but only halfway down and move the string to and fro so that the bait looks like swinging to and fro.
        Source: Eno 15W 010

Related entries

  • Main Entry:
    • iku swing onself; hold on and hang down
  • See also:
    • iku swing onself; hold on and hang down
    • vabunobuno move to and fro