vatete chase a person or an animal

Part of Speech vt
    • chase a person or an animal
      • unclassified
      • Example 4920:
        Eara na vatete bata maara a iana vo tea kave beara navuhu vakarasi bata ni maara a tahii.
        We chase the fish into the net when we beat the water with a big noise.
        Source:
        Eno 16W 178
      • Example 8921:
        Be tetee kahi vatete amanaa, ean paa ma varavihi anaa, ha?
        If dad chases me, will you come and hide me, ha?
        Source:
        Aro 02R 085-086
      • Example 9116:
        Me roosuu paa vatete me vatete, ...
        (And they ran away.) Then the giant chased and chased (them), (but he couldn’t catch them).
        Source:
        Aro 10E(Eno) 085

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