hio1 sit; stay

Part of Speech vi
    • sit; stay
      • position
      • Example 689:
        O kaavisu na teitei batari tea maa patana, eori he toro nao bata koari, saka antee haari tea hio.
        The kavisu (a halfbeak species) stay in the thicket of seaweed, they must move, they cannot be motionless (lit. sit).
        Source: Eno 11W 100-102
      • Example 2088:
        A moon na hio nana matana.
        A woman was sitting at the bow.
        Source: Aro 08R 086
      • Example 2089:
        O kehaa vai o damidami na hio rori teo vasu vai o maraoboto.
        The jingle shellfish sit on flat stones.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 296
      • Example 2090:
        A maraboro ahiki beori hio vakirikiri. Na pate hio batari koa teo peho hum.
        The Purse-Eyed Scad, they don't stay separately by themselves. They just stay together in the same place.
        Source: Sii 42W 062-063

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