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duheng
/dugɔŋ/
n.
“fish_trap”

n.
a large fish trap anchored in the river
Wrd.Gloss: fish_trap
Nahale-galè a su masalig ka migsahad te duheng ku.
I was very happy because my fish trap was full of fish.
Cult. These are made of bamboo and thorns. They are built in the dry season so as to catch fish when the rains come. They are placed in a waterfall or downward-sloping part of a river.
Eng. fish trap; trap for fish; catcher, fish
OCM: Hunting and Trapping (224)
DDP: Trap (6.4.2), Ocean, lake (1.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

vt.
for someone (egduruheng, migduruheng/induruheng, duruheng, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to fish in a river (egduhengan, induhengan/migduhengan/pigduhengan, duhengi, location, eg><an-) using a fish trap (igduheng, induheng, instrument, ig><ø-)
Iyan ta igduheng ka kawayan su meupiya.
Our fish trap will be bamboo for it is good.
Egduruheng ki kaaselem su igpaserè ta te egkamet ke due egsahad.
We will fish (with duheng) tomorrow because that will be the viand for our slash-burning if we catch any fish.
Seini ka egduhengan ta ne beuhan.
This river is the place where we will put the fish trap.
Eng. trap fish; catch fish; fish, to
OCM: Hunting and Trapping (224)
DDP: Trap (6.4.2)
OCM: Fishing (226)
DDP: Fishing (6.4.5)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 05/Nov/2009

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