vaagoroto turtle tunnel

Part of Speech n3
Morphology vaa-goroto
Gloss ?-turtle
    • turtle tunnel
      • environment
      • Example 1709:
        Bea tahii masi, ore paa vuriha vakahu koa bono goroto beori ani rori bono vasukare bara tea maa avaava vasu ae tea maa vaagoroto.
        When the sea is at low tide so that the reef is visible, they can quickly find the turtles when they are eating vasu kare corals and stay in the rock caves and in the turtle tunnels.
        Source: Naph 01W 020-021
      • Example 7870:
        Meha maa vuri na kopo batana tea maa vaagoroto.
        Sometimes it (the koerau shellfish) sits in the turtle tunnel.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 145

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