~kopine deep / be high tide

Part of Speech	verb, intransitive
Phonetic Form	(i·)kopine
Tanema Equivalent	~wo'o
Lovono Equivalent	~tuvene
Morphology	~ko ‘open’ + pine ‘large’

1. • deep

   Literally	wide open
   Typical Subject	hole, sea+

   • • Example 1262:
       

       Iaero tilu ponu da la-kopine engasune.

       These two rivers are equally deep.

2. • be high tide

   Typical Subject

   sea, tide, revo

   • • Example 1263:
       

       Revo i-kopine.

       [the sea is deep] It's high tide.

Related entries

• See also:
  • ~ko pine be wide open
  • revo sea, esp. marine zone surrounding the island and accessible on a daily basis (opp. ngamuli ‘ocean’) / tide / salt water, sea water