pus toa hen

Part of Speech n3
Morphology pus toa
Gloss base chicken
    • hen
      • animals, birds
      • Example 4480:
        O pus toa na varahi meri nana bono vahara toa.
        The hen walks in a line with the chicks.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 667
      • Example 5925:
        O pus toa vai paa vabooboha mau, ore paa matatopo maa tea tavus vo tea mamana tea avete bona tabaan teori.
        The hen that has hatched her eggs, is ready to go out into the open to collect their food.
        Source: Sii 43W 071-072
      • Example 5926:
        O pus toa na vaa'an ri nana bono vahara toa bona raes, kaukau, suuma bara maamihu tabaan vai to vurahe nae.
        The hen feeds the little chickens with rice, sweet potatoes, coconut-flakes and all sorts of food that she finds.
        Source: Sii 43W 083
      • Example 5927:
        Beo pus toa vabooboha, ore paa tei vagavagava kurus, ore paa toptop araara, ei beara kao vahuusu riori.
        When the hens are hatching, they are very aggressive and peck at us, when we come too close to them.
        Source: Sii 47W 028

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