nava¹ dive in the deep sea; swim under the water

Part of Speech

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• • dive in the deep sea; swim under the water
  • • motion

  • • Example 3591:
      

      A dorana a otei to mate eori he tea nava rakerake rori bono kokobus vai namana.

      Four men died when they were diving for the deep-ocean sea cucumbers.

      Source: Sii 48W 059

    • Example 4907:
      

      "... meve paa nava gunaha vo namana."

      "(A young boy jumped from the coral cliff) and then dived down into the deep-sea."

      Source: Sii 48W 057

Related entries

• See also:
  • ruuvu dive
  • tataraha¹ shave; cut off strips