mataiko navigable passage: strait, channel

Part of Speech noun
Phonetic Form mataiko
Morphology Cf. (?) mata ‘opening’
    • navigable passage: strait, channel
      • Naut
      • (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 435:
        Vilisao i-botongo se mataiko ponu.
        The tornado was blocking the passage.
      • Example 1571:
        Li-ka ne mataiko Paiu ponu, dapa li-te takoie ponu, ne kulumoe pon.
        As they were [sailing] through the Paiou channel, some men were waiting for them on the coast, on land.