roviho swamphen

Part of Speech n2
    • swamphen
      • animals, birds
      • Scientific Name porphyrio porphyrio
      • Example 1927:
        O roviho o naovana to teitei batari tea maa hatana.
        The swamp hens live in swamps.
        Source: Sii 43W 092
      • Example 4942:
        O rupi tea roviho o topotopokosi, na vahuhu kurus nae tea nee tea maa hum vai to poosu nana.
        The eggs of the swamp hen are spotted, she lays them in the kunai grass in places that are inaccessible.
        Source: Sii 43W 103-104
      • Example 6264:
        O roviho mee o paru, eori he saka paru vira haari, na mara maraibohi vareko nana a pakapaka riori. A domo riori na namanamana nana, a ihu riori he na mara gogooravi nana. A mata riori a gogooravi.
        The swamp hens are black, but they are not very black, their wings are dark brown. Their chest is blue, their beak is reddish. Their eyes are red.
        Source: Sii 43W 093-097
      • Example 6265:
        A roviho a ihu bebeahu, a roviho tau rake binubinu batana bona tabaan teve rapana maa hum to popo nae, ei tea hatana bara tea hanana.
        The swamp hen has a long beak, the swamp hen searches for her food everywhere, near the places where it lives, that is in the swamp and the road.
        Source: Sii 43W 098-101
      • Example 6266:
        A roviho na kasi nana bona kaukau, tapeako bara muu.
        The swamp hen digs out sweet potatoes, manioc, and taro.
        Source: Sii 43W 102

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