kanu

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English: ‘canoe’.

Mihalic wrote: ‘beach peoples use this term for the outrigger or sailing canoe; they refer to the waterway canoes without outriggers as por. The river dwelling peoples, however, call all canoes kanu.’

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See original Mihalic entry.

Bani, a sea-going outrigger canoe at Kadawa village, Western Province, March 1994.

Noun forms

  1. Boating: dugout canoe ® bot, por
    bet bilong kanu the canoe platform on an outrigger canoe
    git bilong kanu caulking
    kukim kanu to char a new canoe over a fire to give it strength and protection against the elements
    lim bilong kanu a coconut flower sheath used in bailing out a canoe
    maus/poret bilong kanu the prow of a canoe
    plang bilong kanu the gunwale for sailing canoes
    rola bilong kanu any small logs used as rollers in beaching a canoe
    stia bilong kanu the rudder paddle, the large steering paddle
    pul bilong kanu a canoe paddle
    susu (bilong kanu) the punting pole for travel in shallow water

  1. Trees: a timber tree (Alstonia scholaris) known as a ‘canoe tree’ in the Valuer General’s compensation list for mining areas.

Noun combination forms

  1. kanu bilong Okuk the Dash 7 aircraft ordered for Air Niugini by Minister for Aviation Iambakey Okuk in ?1980 without reference to cabinet.

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