giroasi colour

Part of Speech n3
Variant Form(s) giroas
    • colour
      • colours & patterns
      • Example 1613:
        A munomuno na pereperee nana o giroas nae.
        The caterpillar, its colour is green.
        Source: Joy 26W 137
      • Example 1614:
        O giroas riori o tokotokoo kakaavoo, paru, gogooravi, namanamana, kasikasiree, a maamihu kaku giroas riori.
        Their colourful design has white, black, red, blue, and yellow spots (and) all sorts of colours.
        Source: Sii 33W 057
      • Example 1615:
        A iana vai a manasu kihi a iana a kakaavoo vakavara koa, ahiki to giroasi en tea suin nae.
        The fish (called) Kihi Silver Biddy is a totally white fish, there is not any colour on its body.
        Source: Sii 46W 180-181
      • Example 1616:
        O giroasi teori na tapatapau batana. Beori o tootoo, eori repaa tei me rori bono peho kaku, beori mate, o giroasi teori repaa tapau.
        Their colour changes (the colour of the beardfish). When they are alive, they have one kind of colour, when they are dead, their colour has changed.
        Source: Eno 20W 007-009

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