bebeahu1 long

Part of Speech adj
    • long
      • dimensional properties
      • Example 1:
        A iana a tokeree bara bebeahu.
        The fish (i.e. the hoohoa needlefish) is slim and long.
        Source:
        Jub 02W 012
      • Example 747:
        A iana bona a bebeahu, evehee a tara vakakaavoo.
        This fish (the Rainbow Runner) is long and it looks white.
        Source:
        Eno 20W 043
      • Example 748:
        A iana vai a bebeahu, a komanae a kakaavoo.
        This long fish (i.e. the vaamunihi barracuda), its belly is white, (while its back is blueish black).
        Source:
        Sii 42W 106-107
      • Example 749:
        O kehaa vai na purapura batana teo tete vai, to orooro binubinu batana komana tahii bono vuri o bebeahu.
        This shellfish grows on the logs, that have been floating around in the sea for a long time. (i.e. the shellfish called kekehai)
        Source:
        Sii 45W(Joy) 118-119

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