gunagunaha go down; go ashore; land

Part of Speech vi
Morphology guna-gunaha
Gloss RED-go.down
    • go down; go ashore; land
      • motion
      • Example 1304:
        Mepaa dona gunagunaha nao bona maamihu vana, me suguna taeno kururu, tabusu vakavara.
        And (she) pierced all the knots from the top to the bottom of the bamboo, so that all the knots had holes. (lit. And pierced going down all knots and reached the bottom of the bamboo, (the bamboo) got holes completely.)
        Source: Mat 01E(Joy) 094-095
      • Example 1739:
        O peho torovaagina na gunagunaha roho en rau Teanin tahii.
        There was one plane that used to land at sea at Teanin.
        Source: Mah 03R 158
      • Example 1740:
        Enaa na hae teo torovaagina vai to gunagunaha roho tahii teo hum vaa Teanini.
        I went on board of the plane that used to land on the sea at Teanini.
        Source: Rum 01E(Joy) 044
      • Example 1741:
        me manii paa taneo me kaporo me kaporo gunagunaha bata bona maa moonae.
        and Possum started to cut (the dog's hair) and cut right down to his legs.
        Source: Vur 01E(Eno) 024

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  • See also:
    • gunaha go or come down; go or come down from the mountains to the beach / come ashore
    • tahi gunagunaha push somebody down with something