toputopu (of birds) pick; peck

Part of Speech vt
Variant Form(s) toptop
Morphology topu-topu
Gloss RED-pick
    • (of birds) pick; peck
      • animals, birds
      • Example 6758:
        E toa na toputopu nana bene ta uraha.
        The chicken is picking a piece of coconut from its shell.
        Source: fieldnotes 2006 002
      • Example 7649:
        Beo pus toa vabooboha, ore paa tei vagavagava kurus, ore paa toptop araara, ei beara kao vahuusu riori. O pus toa na rake bata koana tea toptop bona mataraara.
        When the hens are hatching, they are very aggressive and peck at us, when we come too close to them. The hens just want to peck out our eyes.
        Source: Sii 47W 028-029

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