iura² the Vanuatu archipelago, located south of Vanikoro; partic. the [...]

Part of Speech	toponym
Phonetic Form	jura
Orthographic Variant	Iura
Tanema Equivalent	iu-da
Lovono Equivalent	leve ngau

• • the Vanuatu archipelago, located south of Vanikoro; partic. the Torres and Banks Islands, in northern Vanuatu
  • • Geo

  Sense Comment

  hence

  • • Example 964:
      

      Kulumoe Iura, kulumoe i-wene tev’ iu.

      The islands of (north) Vanuatu are located southeast.

    • Example 965:
      

      Li-ovei pe li-pwalau li-le Iura ne tepuke.

      They used to travel to (north) Vanuatu on their canoes.

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • iura¹ above, upper area / up on the cardinal axis: towards southeast, south or east