ole sand / area covered by sand; esp. sand beach

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	ole
Proto-Form	POc: *qone
Tanema Equivalent	onola
Lovono Equivalent	pwanteka

1. • sand

   • • Example 1987:
       

       Nara ole i-somoli!

       Make sure it's not damaged by the sand.

     • Example 1988:
       

       Va li-tabulu dapa ne ole.

       They roll in the sand.

       Example Comment

       children playing

2. • area covered by sand; esp. sand beach

   (Part of) Synonym (for)

   nom’ ole

   • • Example 1989:
       

       pwama ole

       along the beach

     • Example 1990:
       

       Ini i-le i-katau ole.

       He was walking along the beach.

Related entries

• See also:
  • tanoe ground, soil / land, insofar as it belongs to s.o.
  • revo sea, esp. marine zone surrounding the island and accessible on a daily basis (opp. ngamuli ‘ocean’) / tide / salt water, sea water