kabirohi ant

Part of Speech n2
    • ant
      • animals, insects
      • Scientific Name formicidae
      • Example 2601:
        O kabirohi o hena beera. Enaa pasi kino koa ni nom ta maa sii peha vai to nata ni nom naa: amisina, kabirohi paru, karee, kabirohi Solomon, kotokoto, pihikoava. O vahavahara kabiroho vai to hiri rori teo kasuana, ei a hena riori.
        Kabirohi 'ant' is a general name. I am going to write down only a few that I know: amisina 'black ant', karee 'big red ant', Solomon ant, kotokoto 'biter', pihikoava 'rotten fart'. The little ants that crawl on the ground, these are their names.
        Source: Sii 33W 047-050
      • Example 2602:
        O aba paa potee koau bono kabirohi.
        The people were just like ants.
        Source: Sii Eno 01W 164

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