korivahi Thorny Oyster

Part of Speech n3
    • Thorny Oyster
      • animals, shellfish
      • Example 2254:
        Benam nao tahii tea hovuhovu iobo, enam repaa vahi bata maa a korivahi, ore vaaninmataa bona nahu iobo.
        When we go to the sea to gather sea-sausages, we also get the meat out of the Thorny Oyster, to make the pot of sea-sausages tasty.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 166-168
      • Example 3770:
        A ba suburaara na kuukuhi overe ni roho bona kehaa. A hena no kehaa bona na dao riori bono korivahi. O korivahi na nibusu riori, eori repaa nibusu pete bene ta naono to paa kahu vamatatopo vuru ori. Eori repaa kisi ni bono kehaa te ta naono.
        Our grandparents scraped the coconuts with a shell. The name of this shell is korivahi (Thorny Oyster). They made a hole into the Thorny Oyster, then they also made a hole into the wooden stool (lit. piece of wood) that, in preparation, they had already carved before. Then they tied the shell to the wooden stool.
        Source: Joy 17W 075-079

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  • See also:
    • iobo sea-sausage
    • hovuhovu iobo dig out many sea-sausages
    • nibusu make an opening into something; make a hole into something
    • vahi pick out something; pick the shellfish out of its shell