ena swim

Part of Speech vi
    • swim
      • motion
      • Example 1382:
        A piimaa na ruuvu nana bara na ena nana ruene.
        The wild duck dives and swims in fresh water.
        Source:
        Sii 43W 086
      • Example 1383:
        Na vuravurahe bata ri raara paano vasu ge be ena batana toon na tahii.
        It (the seasnake called tovasue) is found under the stones or when it swims on the surface of the sea.
        Source:
        Eno 11W 232-233
      • Example 1384:
        A abana na ena hiava koari.
        Only the men swim out (to the ship).
        Source:
        Pur 02E(Eno) 055

Related entries

  • See also:
    • toon na tahii above the sea; the surface of the sea
    • tovasuae kind of sea snake
    • kaha1 paddle (as in ploughing through a strong current) / swim forcefully
    • siri2 swim causing a wave (said of a school of little fish like vahara aasun 'baby tuna fish')