veo goroto catch turtles with nets

Part of Speech vi.constr
MWE Structure vt - n
Morphology veo goroto
Gloss catch turtle
    • catch turtles with nets
      • fishing
      • Example 2663:
        Mea maa hum veo goroto teara a ta Teapu ei Taenaruene, Teopasuna, Teanin. Amaa hum bona kou na hiki nana to vasu, o kakaamuru koa.
        And the turtle netting places of us Teop people are Taenaruene, Teopasuna, Teanin. These places do not have any stones, just white sand.
        Source: Eno 09W 014-015
      • Example 9284:
        A goroto na ato riori tea kave, ei beori nao tea veo goroto.
        They get hold of the turtle with the net, that is when they go turtle netting.
        Source: Naph 01W 023
      • Example 9285:
        O hum busubusu ge veo goroto na tei ge vanata komana ni raara ei saka tea irihi haana, ahiki, amaa hum veo goroto toro kakaamuru to hiki nae o vasu. Beara busu gunaha nia kave en teo hum vasuvasu, a kave toro hana.
        The place where the net is thrown or where the turtle netting is done, it is, or we know, it is not at the edge of the reef, no, the places for turtle netting must be the white sand without stones. If we throw the net at a place full of stones, the net gets caught up there.
        Source: Eno 09W 011-013

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