koma1 inside / (of humans and animals) belly

Part of Speech n2/n3
    • inside
      • spatial relations
      • Comment When used in a possessive construction, <koma> is a n2, otherwise a n3.
      • Example 3628:
        eori repaa ani mana bona komanae.
        (They cook the Cradle Donax Clam,) then they eat its inside.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 026
      • Example 3629:
        beara ani koa o koma hoe.
        (When we are about to eat the sea urchin, we throw this part away,) as we only eat the inside of the sea urchin.
        Source: Sii 51W 050
    • (of humans and animals) belly
      • body & health
      • Example 748:
        A iana vai a bebeahu, a komanae a kakaavoo.
        This long fish (i.e. the vaamunihi barracuda), its belly is white, (while its back is blueish black).
        Source: Sii 42W 106-107
      • Example 3265:
        Na tei me nana bono buaku o kekeetoo toon nae bara koma nae.
        It (the buoto triggerfish) has two fins on its back and on its belly.
        Source: Sii 46W 121

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