govee hole (in the sand; soil; ground); for example, holes dug by crabs

Part of Speech n2
    • hole (in the sand; soil; ground); for example, holes dug by crabs
      • environment
      • Example 1727:
        Amaa govee haraa.
        Some holes made by grey beach crabs.
        Source: fieldnotes 2009 001
      • Example 1728:
        O haopi na hopo vabuaku bara kukan rori tea maa peha maa govee.
        Two or three haopi wrasses go together into a single hole. (lit. enter (in groups of) two and three single holes)
        Source: Sii 11W 055
      • Example 1729:
        Na kasi nana bona govee kasuana ore paa vahuhu komana govee ore paa pae vahaa bona govee.
        It (the turtle) digs a hole in the ground, then it lays its eggs into the hole and fills the hole up again.
        Source: Naph 01W 011-013
      • Example 1730:
        Beo hum o momoraa, ahiki ta govee, ahiki ta puhuku.
        If a place is even, it does not have any holes or bumps.
        Source: Sii 48W 034
      • Example 1731:
        Beo vuri teve vaa tea venuta ore paa vahuusu bata koa maa, ore paa hopo vahaa tea govee teve, ore paa piipipi vaha maa.
        When its time to change the shell approaches, it slips again into its hole and blocks (the entrance).
        Source: Sii 2008W 052
      • Example 1732:
        Bean hovu iobo bata nom, ean na antee nom tea vurahe o tatavorii tea govee to tei nana o iobo.
        When you are gathering sea-sausages, you can find the Venus Clam in the hole, where the sea-sausage stays.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 267-269

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