masi¹ be low tide so that the reef becomes visible; be low tide

• • be low tide so that the reef becomes visible; be low tide
  • • environment

  • • Example 4225:
      

      Be masi, o vasu, ahono ae pesuu repaa vataaree. Ean repaa antee tea taataana. Eve o vuri bona to hovu iobo raara bara avete kehaa.

      When it is low tide, the stones and the green and the brown seaweed are visible. You can walk on the reef. It is the time when we gather sea-sausages and collect shellfish.

      Source: Sii 47W 123-125

    • Example 4226:
      

      Bea tahii masi, ore paa vuriha vakahu koa bono goroto.

      When the sea is at low tide, they can easily find turtles.

      Source: Naph 01W 020

    • Example 4227:
      

      Bea tahii masi vakavara, eara repaa voosu vahaa vaan.

      When the sea is totally at low tide, we return to the village.

      Source: Eno 14W 015

    • Example 4228:
      

      "... mea masi paa masi, mepaa taataana maa, taataana maa"

      "... and low tide came and the reef dried up, and (he) came walking across the dry reef, ... "

      Source: Pur 05E(Eno) 020

Related entries

• See also:
  • gohoho¹ (of the tide) come in
  • taataana walk on the reef
  • tarahi¹ ebb; go down (of tide)
  • vaamasi wait for the low tide to come
  • busbusu¹ (part of the sea) be without stones or corals
  • masi² reef
  • masi gunaha ebb down
  • masimasi be at low tide
  • puhana² rise high (tide)