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hābay

A sieve dam used in dam-fishing, a temporary earth-litter dam to catch falling earth.

A sieve dam, made of grass, holo', along with cane stocks, bilāu, is placed in running water below an area to be fished. It is held in place by dam bracing, dātel, hādel. This allows water but not fish to pass through the dam. See hālop for description. An earth-litter dam is placed temporarily on a slope, below an upland field being worked, to prevent earth litter from falling on a field below.

ha'dol 2a līdah 1 olpod 1 pidpid 1

hāwan 1

For someone (agent muɴ-) to place a sieve or earth-litter dam (theme) at the edge of an area (loc ref -an), as described above.

For someone (agent) to use grass and cane stocks (inst i-, paN-) for constructing a sieve or earth-litter dam, as described above.

For someone (agent muɴ-) to hold back fish, falling soil litter (loc ref -an) with a sieve or earth-litter dam (theme).

ha'dol 2b pidpid 2