vanaavihu go in the opposite direction

Part of Speech vi
    • go in the opposite direction
      • spatial relations
      • Example 2172:
        Tau hoa vanaavihu batana bara tau obete gunaha suku batana bona maa hum gunaha, ei be pura tea maa vaeereere.
        (The koverau bamboo) might grow in the opposite direction and lie (on the ground growing) downwards, following the slope (of a mountain), that is, when it grows on the edges of a mountain.
        Source: Sii 40W 003-004
      • Example 8747:
        Havee to vanaavihu vaha bata vo nomeam?
        Why are you going in the opposite direction?
        Source: SaoSen 01W 073
      • Example 8748:
        Eara paa vanaavihu vuru hanana.
        We passed each other on the road.
        Source: SiiSen 01W 767
      • Example 8749:
        Ei amaa taba to vaakao vanaavihu bona maa moroko, ha?
        These are the things that make the talks go into the opposite direction, don't they?
        Source: Mah 13R 0509

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