paraidos

English: Translation
A traditional fisherman who uses the "idos" technique to catch fish bare-handed in shallow waters, often employing a scooting motion while sitting on the bottom to herd fish between their legs.
noun
Work and occupations
Hunting and Fishing
Notes

see: paralebeg

  • Para: prefix indicating occupation or association with the action
  • Idos: scooting or shuffling on one's buttocks, adapted for fishing technique

Here's a description of paralebeg vs paraidos:

- *Paralebeg*: refers to members of a traditional communal fish-drive technique (traditionally practiced by Agta’ tribes) where a group of people, often naked, thrash and shout in the water to cloud it and panic fish towards the shallows for easy capture.\

  • *Paraidos*: A traditional fishing technique where a fisherman scoots on their buttocks in shallow water to herd fish between their legs for bare-hand capture.

Key differences:

- Paralebeg involves a large group of people and is a more energetic and noisy activity.\

  • Paraidos involves an individual fisherman using a quiet and stealthy technique to catch fish.

Both techniques showcase the resourcefulness and ingenuity of the Boie'nen people in their traditional fishing practices.