kuikui sandfly

Part of Speech n2
    • sandfly
      • animals, insects
      • Example 3851:
        A kuikui na tavus nana teo kasuana vai o vunoo bara o kakaamuru. A sii naovana bona a sii kakaavoo, evehee a kahoo paru. O kuikui o vavaareasi kurus, ei beara hio rara kasuana. O kuikui na tei me rori bona maa vuri vai to tavus riori. Bea maa hum purihi nana, eve kurus o vuri to tavus viravira kurus riori.
        The sandfly comes out of the black and the white sand. This little insect is white but has a black head. The sandfly is a pest when we are sitting at the beach. The sandflies have special times when they appear. When the weather is wet, that's indeed the time they come out in big numbers.
        Source: Sii 33W 083-087
      • Example 3852:
        O kuikui o vavahara koa. Kuikui mee o kotokoto vaakamis.
        The sandflies are only tiny. The sandflies are also painful biters.
        Source: SiiSen 2012W 023

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