bon1 night

Part of Speech n2
Variant Form(s) boni
    • night
      • time
      • Example 1005:
        Tea bon ore paa nao tea goroho namana.
        In the night they go to sleep in the ocean. (i.e. mackerels)
        Source: Vaa 09W 101
      • Example 1006:
        Mea bon paa bon mepaa hua maa.
        Night fell and (he) paddled over here.
        Source: Pur 05R 056
      • Example 1007:
        A koinia na gono raara tea kave ge tea sunuu taataana tea bon.
        The Convict Surgeonfish we get by netting or by torch fishing on the reef at night.
        Source: Eno 11W 090
      • Example 1008:
        A genun na gono raara tea sunuu tea bon. Tea roava he na poto koa raara.
        We catch the genun parrotfish by torch fishing at night. During the day we catch it with our hands.
        Source: SiiSen 03W 182 rev by Ond

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