abaabana jump (many times); (of many sea bugs) jump at people

Part of Speech vi/vt
Morphology aba-abana
Gloss RED-jump
    • jump (many times); (of many sea bugs) jump at people
      • motion
      • Example 19:
        Na abaabana binbin batana tea garas bara tea maa mohina be gaga batana bona miraa.
        It jumps around in the grass and in the gardens when it is drinking the dew. (i.e. the grasshopper called vaasiririi)
        Source: Ond 03W 003
      • Example 20:
        Beara gunaha kasuana, o vahara kaposi repaa van abaabana bata araara. O vahara kaposi na teitei batari tea uraan.
        When we go down to the beach, the little sea bugs, they all jump at us. The little sea bugs stay in the sea rubbish.
        Source: Sii 33W 163-165

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  • See also:
    • kaposi kind of sea bug which sticks onto floating seaweed and rubbish and is washed ashore with the seaweed