potee2 be like something or somebody

Part of Speech vt
    • be like something or somebody
      • comparison
      • Example 5346:
        Ahiahi na potee nana bona hoovu, evehee a ihu bebeeahu bara pana nae mee a pana gogooravi.
        The ahiahi emperor is like the Red Emperor, but it has a long nose and also its cheeks are red.
        Source: Sii 11W 028
      • Example 5858:
        O buuniau o peho sii kaku taba to teitei batana tahii, evehee na potee nana bono urita.
        The squid is a little kind of animal that stays in the sea, but it is like the octopus.
        Source: Eno 11W 026-027
      • Example 5859:
        a kapanae na potee ri nana bono meho iana vai o kapa kikis, ei o havanao ae o toopei.
        its skin is like the one of those other fishes with a strong skin, that is the Poll Unicorn fish (havanao) and the Unicorn fish (toopei).
        Source: Eno 11W 108

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