kirisi1 kind of shellfish, unidentified

Part of Speech n3
Variant Form(s) kiris
    • kind of shellfish, unidentified
      • animals, shellfish
      • Example 3443:
        O kiris na kasi raara teo kasuana vaa tea boon bara teo kasuana vaa teo busbusu na tahii. O kiris o beera no kiikina. O kiris o kapa ponoto bara na rihirihi namanamana vasiihum nana. Garuhu vamataa amaa kiris. nahu ii, vaatei o hiiruu, hiihii bara o sii hum tahii mene vaatatahiana bona. A nahu kehaa teara a nahu vamataa kurus.
        We dig for the kiris shells in the ground of the mangroves and in the coral-free sand of the sea. The kiris is bigger than the kiikina. The kiris has a thick shell and has some blue stripes. Wash well some kiris, cook them, add basil, ginger and a bit saltwater to salt them. Our shellfish dish is very well cooked.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 334-339
      • Example 3444:
        O kiris, kumikumi, voovori ae sui, a maamihu kaku kehaa vai na vaapeha koari, a maamihu rakerake riori. Na paku voneaen, "No kasi maa to kiris." Bean nao, ean pasi dee voosu mau o kiris, kumikumi, voovori bara o sui. Ean pasi gono bata nom amaa kehaa vai teo peho koa o vuri, eikou na kasi ahe bata nom an. O kiris o kapa ponoto. O kumikumi o kapa apaapa koa, evehee o raramun. O voovori o kehaa o kapa ponoto, evehee o rahirahi uruurunata.
        The kiris, kumikumi, voovori and sui, all these shellfish are just the same. All of them are searched for. It is like this, "Go and dig some kiris." When you go, you will bring home kiris, kumikumi, voovori and sui. You will get these shellfish at the same time, because you find them all when you dig. The kiris has a thick shell. The kumikumi has only a thin shell, but it is smooth. The voovori is a shellfish with a thick shell with dark brown stripes.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 340-350

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