vananaovo fly around

Part of Speech vi
Morphology va-na-naovo
Gloss MULT-RED-fly
    • fly around
      • motion
      • Example 1595:
        O naovana bari saka tei vahuusu bata haari bona kasuana. Na vananaovo bata maari gina vavura.
        These birds do not stay close to the beach. They fly far away high up. (i.e. the frigate birds called <roromaio>)
        Source:
        Sii 43W 132-133
      • Example 8758:
        Me bean tara a keeraa toon na tahii be vananaovo batana, ean paa kona koa, na rake bana batana bene keara teve, e aasun.
        And when you see a seagull above the sea when it is flying to and fro, you just know (it) is looking again for his brother, the tuna.
        Source:
        Sha 01E(Eno) 119-122
      • Example 8759:
        A gaagaga ruene a sii naovana to vananaovo batana toon na ruene.
        The dragonfly is a little insect that flies around above the surface of fresh water areas.
        Source:
        Sii 33W 042

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