orooro float

Part of Speech vi
Morphology oro-oro
Gloss RED-flow
    • float
      • motion
      • Example 749:
        O kehaa vai na purapura batana teo tete vai, to orooro binubinu batana komana tahii bono vuri o bebeahu.
        This shellfish grows on the logs, that have been floating around in the sea for a long time. (i.e. the shellfish called kekehai)
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 118-119
      • Example 5171:
        A toogori na aniani batana bona maa sii nou to orooro bata me nana bona uraan, o vahara iana, kareepana ae meha maa sii iana.
        The Crescent Banded Grunter eats the rubbish that floats along with the sea rubbish, the little fish, Dwarf Mullets and other little fish.
        Source: Vaa 09W 407-408

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  • See also:
    • kekehai shellfish found on logs
    • oro1 flow / drift; float; be carried by the current
    • nou3 rubbish