korokod
Sense 1
English: Translation
A traditional technique used to catch chickens roosting in trees at night A traditional Boie’nen hunting technique for capturing chickens roosting in trees at night by inducing them to transfer onto a movable perch. The hunter slowly raises a bamboo pole fitted with a tuft of coconut husk beneath the bird. Mistaking it for a stable perch, the chicken steps onto it and is gradually lowered to the ground.
Part of Speech
noun
Sense 2
English: Translation
To capture a roosting chicken using this traditional pole-and-perch technique.
Part of Speech
verb
Notes
ETHNOLINGUISTIC NOTE
The technique exploits the bird’s instinct to seek a stable support. Although the instrument is essentially a teken (a reaching pole), its coconut-husk tip temporarily functions as a tokod (a perch or support), inducing the chicken to transfer voluntarily. The name korokod appears to preserve this functional association with support.
Unfortunately, this technique has also been exploited by thieves for illicit purposes.
Core function: mobile support for induced transfer