gunaha go or come down; go or come down from the mountains to the beach [...]

Part of Speech vi
    • go or come down; go or come down from the mountains to the beach
      • motion
      • spatial relations
      • Example 1742:
        Bea masi masi maa, ei be gunaha rakaha, a tavaan repaa taneo tea pute bona iana komana kave
        When the sea is at low tide, when it has completely gone down, the people start pulling the fish out of the net.
        Source: Hel 08E(Sha) 011-012
      • Example 1743:
        Merau mea bua sahata paa gunaha vo kasuana teo poosusu.
        And so, the two poor girls went down to the beach to the poosusu tree.
        Source: Aro 03E(Eno) 023
    • come ashore
      • Example 1744:
        Eh! Eam toro gunaha maa!
        Hey! You must come ashore!
        Source: Aro 06E(Eno) 077
      • Example 1745:
        Tea nubunubu ore paa gunaha ge nomaa vahaa vo tea masi.
        In the morning they come ashore or they come back to the reef.
        Source: Vaa 09W 102
      • Example 1746:
        A goroto vai a moon be tau vahuhu, ore paa gunaha vo teo kakaamuru.
        When the female turtle is about to lay eggs, it comes ashore to the white sandy beach.
        Source: Naph 01W 010

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