umben

Suggested source is Kuanua - more details?

See original Mihalic entry.

Women on a fish drive with hand nets, Kivori Bridge, Central Province, December 1997.

Noun forms

  1. Everyday item: any net, but typically for fishing or hunting ® klambu, moskito net, taunam
    samapim umben to mend a net

  1. a basket-type fish trap
    ol i banisim pis long umben they are fencing the fish in with fish traps

  1. a spider’s web
    ol spaida i save wokim umben spiders make webs

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