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Bingham
óra
a. shallow, shoal, not deep, low tide.
n. flat reef from the beach to the breakers, shoal.
óraa
vt. eat raw as fish.
Sabatier
ora
n. low tide, expanse of beach, strand.
va. e ora, ae ora: it is low tide, the tide is out.
a. dry (well, bucket, etc.).
ex. oratakaroro: completely dry.
note. sundry terms --.
ex.
- e ora nako: the beach is becoming uncovered.
- e ora takaroro; the beach is completely uncovered.
- e ora tangenge: the beach is laid bare.
- e orata (oraata): a large expanse of beach is bare.
- te ora n ro: the low tide at night.
- te ora ni ngaina: day low tide.
- te ora ni mama: the moonlight low tide.
- te ora n ia n ro: low tide on moonless night.
vc. ka-ora, ka-oraora: to wait till low tide.
ka-ora, ka-oraora. idem.
ka-ora, ka-oraora. idem.
ka-oratakaroroa, ka ora nakoa: to wait till..., to let...
ka-ora, ka-oraora. idem.
ka-ora, ka-oraora. idem.
ka-oratakaroroa, ka ora nakoa: to wait till..., to let...
see n.a. oraba (ora-aba).
na. an uncovered place, without water, sand bank, a shallow place.
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