koko gather seaweed; harvest seaweed

Part of Speech vt
    • gather seaweed; harvest seaweed
      • food & drink
      • Example 287:
        Eara tau nao tea koko o araapa. O araapa na bero mepaa raha bona hoa.
        We are going to harvest araapa seaweed. The araapa seaweed spread in abundance and covered the whole passage in the reef.
        Source: SiiSen 02W 071
      • Example 2913:
        Bean tau nao tea koko kapikapi, ean toro matatopo bata nom o vasukare mene asun vuan ...
        When you are about to harvest the kapikapi seaweed, you must be careful, otherwise the vasukare coral hits you ...
        Source: Sii 51W 018-019
      • Example 3585:
        A vahara beiko moon paa naou tea koko kapikapi irihi.
        The young girls have gone to gather kapikapi seaweed on the reef.
        Source: SaoSen 01W 058

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  • See also:
    • araapa greyish, light-green, edible seaweed, found in reefs and near mangrove swamps
    • kapikapi dark green (edible) seaweed, grows in thick clusters on coral reefs